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Anticipating- the present ten- 
>^$>- v <->* -.1 dency of the American people 

toward a healthful method of living 
and enjoyment, Spalding's Athletic 
Library was established in 1892 for 
the purpose of encouraging ath- 
letics in every form, not only by 
publishing the official rules and 
records pertaining to the various 
pastimes, but also by instructing, 
until to-day Spalding's Athletic 
Library is unique in its own par- 
ticular field and has been conceded 
the greatest educational series on 
athletic and physical training sub- 
jects that has ever been compiled. 

The publication of a distinct 
series of books devoted to athletic 
sports and pastimes and designed 
to occupy the premier place in 
America in its class was an early 
idea of Mr. A. G. Spalding, who 
was one of the first in America 
to publish a handbook devoted to 
A. G. Spalding athletic sports, Spalding's Official 

Base Ball Guide being the initial 
number, which was followed at intervals with other handbooks on the 
sports prominent in the '70s. 

Spalding's Athletic Library has had the advice and counsel of Mr. A. G. 
Spalding in all of its undertakings, and particularly in all books devoted 
to the national game. This applies especially to Spalding's Official 
Base Ball Guide and Spalding's Official Base Ball Record, both of which 
receive the personal attention of Mr. A. G. Spalding, owing to his early 
connection with the game as the leading pitcher of the champion Boston 
and Chicago teams of 1872-76. His interest does not stop, however, with 
matters pertaining to base ball; there is not a sport that Mr. Spalding 
does not make it his business to become familiar with, and that the 
Library will always maintain its premier place, with Mr. Spalding's able 
counsel at hand, goes without saying. 

The entire series since the issue of the first number has been under 
the direct personal supervision of Mr. James E. Sullivan, President 
of the American Sports Publishing Company, and the total series of 
consecutive numbers reach an aggregate of considerably over three 
hundred, included in which are many "annuals," that really constitute 
the history of their particular sport in America year by year, back copies 
of which are even now eagerly sought for, constituting as they do the 
really first authentic records of events and official rules that have ever 
been consecutively compiled. 

When Spalding's Athletic Library was founded, seventeen years ago, 
track and field athletics were practically unknown outside the larger 
colleges and a few athletic clubs in the leading cities, which gave occa- 
sional meets, when an entry list of 250 competitors was a subject of com- 
ment; golf was known only by a comparatively few persons; lawn tennis 
had some vogue and base ball was practically the only established field 



EDITORS OF SPALDING'S ATHLETIC LIBRARY 



sport, and that in a professional way; basket ball had just been invented; 
athletics for the schoolboy — and schoolgirl— were almost unknown, and 
an advocate of class contests in athletics in the schools could not get a 
hearing. To-day we find the greatest body of athletes in the world is 
the Public Schools Athletic League of Greater New York, which has had 
an entry list at its annual games of over two thousand, and in whose 
' elementary series" in base ball last year 106 schools competed for the 
trophy emblematic of the championship. 

While Spalding's Athletic Library cannot claim that the rapid growth 
of athletics in this country is due to it solely, the fact cannot be denied 
that the books have had a great deal to do with its encouragement, by 
printing the official rules and instructions for playing the various games 
at a nominal price, within the reach of everyone, with the sole object 
that its series might be complete and the one place wherj a person 
could look with absolute certainty for the particular book in which he 
might be interested. 

In selecting the editors and writers for the various books, the lead- 
ing authority in his particular line has been obtained, with the result 
that no collection of books on athletic subjects can compare with 
Spalding's Athletic Library for the prominence of the various authors 
and their ability to present their subjects in a thorough and practical 
manner. 

A short sketch of a few of those who have edited some of the lead- 
ing numbers of Spalding's Athletic Library is given herewith : 



JAMES E. SULLIVAN 

President American Sports Publishing Com- 
pany; entered the publishing house of Frank 
Leslie in 1878, and has been connected continu- 
ously with the publishing business since then 
and also as athletic editor of various New 
York papers; was a competing athlete; one of 
the organizers of the Amateur Athletic Union 
of the United States; has been actively on its 
board of governors since its organization until 
the present time, and President for two suc- 
cessive terms; has attended every champion- 
ship meeting in America since 1879 and has officiated in some capacity in 
connection with American amateur championships track and field games 
for nearly twenty-five years; assistant American director Olympic Games, 
Paris, 1900; director Pan-American Exposition athletic department, 1901; 
chief department physical culture Louisiana Purchase Exposition, St. 
Louis, 1904; secretary American Committee Olympic Games, at Athens, 
19D6; honorary director of Athletics at Jamestown Exposition, 1907; secre- 
tary American Committee Olympic Games, at London, 1908; member of 
the Pastime A. C, New York: honorary member Missouri A. C, St. Louis; 
honorary member Olympic A. C, San Francisco; ex-president Pastime 
A. C, New Jersey A. C, Knickerbocker A. C; president Metropolitan 
Association of the A. A. U. for fifteen years; president Outdoor Recrea- 
tion League; with Dr. Luther H. Gulick organized the Public Schools 
Athletic League of New York, and is now chairman of its games commit- 
tee and member executive committee; was a pioneer in playground work 
and one of the organizers of the Outdoor Recreation League of New York ; 
appointed by President Roosevelt as special commissioner to the Olympic 
Games at Athens, 1906, and decorated by King George I. of the Hellenes 
(Greece) for his services in connection with the Olympic Games; ap- 
pointed special commissioner by President Roosevelt to the Olympic 
Games at London, 1908; appointed by Mayor McClellan, 1908, as member 
of the Board of Education of Greater New York, 




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WALTER CAMP 

For quarter of a century Mr. Walter Camp 
of Yale has occupied a leading position in col- 
lege athletics. It is immaterial what organiza- 
tion is suggested for college athletics, or for 
the betterment of conditions, insofar as college 
athletics is concerned, Mr. Camp has always 
played an important part in its conferences, 
and the great interest in and high plane of 
college sport to-day, are undoubtedly due more 
to Mr. Camp than to any other individual. Mr. 
Camp has probably written more on college 
athletics than any other writer and the leading papers and maga- 
zines of America are always anxious to secure his expert opinion on foot 
ball, track and field athletics, base ball and rowing. Mr. Camp has grown 
up with Yale athletics and is a part of Yale's remarkable athletic system. 
While he has been designated as the "Father of Foot Ball," it is a well 
known fact that during his college career Mr. Camp was regarded as one 
of the best players that ever represented Yale on the base ball field, so 
when we hear of Walter Camp as a foot ball expert we must also remem- 
ber his remarkable knowledge of the game of base ball, of which he is a 
great admirer. Mr. Camp has edited Spalding's Official Foot Ball Guide 
since it was first published, and also the Spalding Athletic Library book 
on How to Play Foot Ball. There is certainly no man in American college 
life better qualified to write for Spalding's Athletic Library than Mr. 
Camp. 





DR. LUTHER HALSEY GULICK 

The leading exponent of physical training 
in America; one who has worked hard to im- 
press the value of physical training in the 
schools; when physical training was combined 
with education at the St. Louis Exposition in 
1904 Dr. Gulick played an important part in 
that congress; he received several awards for 
his good work and had many honors conferred 
upon him; he is the author of a great many 
books on the subject; it was Dr. Gulick, who, 
acting on the suggestion of James E. Sullivan, 



organized the Public Schools Athletic League of Greater New York, and 
was its first Secretary; Dr. Gulick was also for several years Director of 
Physical Training in the public schools of Greater New York, resigning 
the position to assume the Presidency of the Playground Association of 
America. Dr. Gulick is an authority on all subjects pertaining to phys- 
ical training and the study of the child. 



JOHN B. FOSTER 

4 Successor to the late Henry Chadwick 
("Father of Base Ball") as editor of Spald- 
ing's Official Base Ball Guide; sporting editor 
of the New York Evening Telegram; has 
been in the newspaper business for many 
years and is recognized throughout America 
as a leading writer on the national game; a 
staunch supporter of organized base ball, 
his pen has always been used for the better- 
ment of the game. 



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TIM MURNANE 

Base Ball editor of the Boston Globe and 
President of the New England League of 
Base Ball Clubs; one of the best known base 
ball men of the country; known from coast 
to coast; is a keen follower of the game and 
prominent in all its councils; nearly half a 
century ago was one of America's foremost 
players: knows the game thoroughly and 
writes from the point of view both of player 
and an official. 



HARRY PHILIP BURCHELL 

Sporting editor of the New York Times; 
graduate of the University of Pennsylvania; 
editor of Spalding's Official Lawn Tennis 
Annual; is an authority on the game; follows 
the movements of the players minutely and 
understands not only tennis but all other sub- 
jects that can be classed as athletics; no one 
is better qualified to edit this book than Mr. 
Burchell. 




GEORGE T. HEPBRON 

Former Young Men's Christian Association 
director; for many years an official of the 
Athletic League of Young Men's Christian 
Associations of North America ; was con- 
nected with Dr. Luther H. Gulick in Young 
Men's " Christian Association work for over 
twelve years; became identified with basket 
ball when it was in its infancy and has fol- 
lowed it since, being recognized as the lead- 
ing exponent of the official rules; succeeded 
Dr. Gulick as editor of the Official Basket Ball 



Guide and also editor of the Spalding Athletic Library book on How to 
Play Basket Ball. 



JAMES S. MITCHEL 

Former champion weight thrower ; holder 
of numerous records, and is the winner of 
more championships than any other individual 
in the history of sport ; Mr. Mitchel is a close 
student of athletics and well qualified to write 
upon any topic connected with athletic sport ; 
has been for years on the staff of the New 
York Sun. 



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MICHAEL C. MURPHY 

The world's most famous athletic trainer; 
the champion athletes that he has developed 
for track and field sports, foot ball and base ball 
fields, would run into thousands; he became 
famous when at Yale University and has 
been particularly successful in developing 
what might be termed championship teams; 
his rare good judgment has placed him in an 
enviable position in the athletic world; now 
with the University of Pennsylvania ; dur- 
ing his career has trained only at two col- 
leges and one athletic club, Yale and the 
University of Pennsylvania and Detroit Athletic Club; his most recent 
triumph was that of training the famous American team of athletes 
that swept the field at the Olympic Games of 1908 at London. 





DR. C. WARD CRAMPTON 

Succeeded Dr. Gulick as director of physical 
training in the schools of Greater New York: 
as secretary of the Public Schools Athletic 
League is at the head of the most remarkable 
organization of its kind in the world; is a 
practical athlete and gymnast himself, and 
has been for years connected with the physi- 
cal training system in the schools of Greater 
New York, having had charge of the High 
School of Commerce. 




DR. GEORGE J. FISHER 

Has been connected with Y. M. C. A. work 
for many years as physical director at Cincin- 
nati and Brooklyn, where he made «uch a high 
reputation as organizer that he w .s chosen to 
succeed Dr. Luther H. Gulick as Secretary of 
the Athletic League of Y. M. C. A.'s of North 
America, when the latter resigned to take 
charge of the physical training ii che Public 
Schools of Greater New York. 



DR. GEORGE ORTON 

On athletics, college athletics, particularly 
track and field, foot ball, soccer foot ball, and 
training of the youth, it would be hard to find 
one better qualified than Dr. Orton; has had 
the necessary athletic experience and the 
ability to impart that experience intelligently 
to the youth of the land; for years was the 
American, British and Canadian champion 



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FREDERICK R. TOOMBS 

A well known authority on skating, rowing, 
boxing, racquets, and other athletic sports; 
was sporting editor of American Press Asso- 
ciation, New York; dramatic editor; is a law- 
yer and has served several terms as a member 
of Assembly of the Legislature of the State of 
New York; has written several novels and 
historical works. 



R. L. WELCH 

A resident of Chicago; the popularity of 
indoor base ball is chiefly due to his efforts; 
a player himself of no mean ability; a first- 
class organizer; he has followed the game of 
indoor base ball from its inception. 



DR. HENRY S. ANDERSON 

Has been connected with Yale University 
for years and is a recognized authority on 
gymnastics; is admitted to be one of the lead- 
ing authorities in America on gymnastic sub- 
jects; is the author of many books on physical 
training. 



CHARLES M. DANIELS 

Just the man to write an authoritative 
book on swimming; the fastest swimmer the 
world has ever known; member New York 
Athletic Club swimming team and an Olym- 
pic champion at Athens in 1906 and London, 
1908. In his book^ on Swimming, Champion 
Daniels describes just the methods one must 
use to become an expert swimmer. 

GUSTAVE BOJUS 

Mr. Bojus is most thoroughly qualified to 
write intelligently on all subjects pertaining 
to gymnastics and athletics; in his day one 
of America's most famous amateur athletes; 
has competed successfully in gymnastics and 
many other sports for the New York Turn 
Verein; for twenty years he has been prom- 
inent in teaching gymnastics and athletics; 
was responsible for the famous gymnastic 
championship teams of Columbia University; 
now with the Jersey City high schools. 



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CHARLES JACOBUS 

Admitted to be the "Father of Roque;" 
one of America's most expert players, win- 
ning the Olympic Championship at St. Louis 
in 1904; an ardent supporter of the game 
and follows it minutely, and much of the 
success of roque is due to his untiring- efforts; 
certainly there is no one better qualified to 
write on this subject than Mr. Jacobus. 






DR. E. B. WARMAN 

Well known as a physical training- expert; 
was probably one of the first to enter the f eld 
and is the author of many books on the sub- 
ject; lectures extensively each year all f>y&* 
the country. 



W. J. CROMIE 

Now with the University of Pennsylvania; 
was formerly a Y. M. C. A. physical director; 
a keen student of all gymnastic matters; the 
author of many books on subjects pertaining 
to physical training. 



G. M. MARTIN 

By profession a physical director of the 
Young Men's Christian Association; a close 
student of all things gymnastic, and games 
for the classes in the gymnasium or clubs. 



PROF. SENAC 

A leader in the fencing world ; has main- 
tained a fencing school in New York for 
years and developed a great many cham- 
pions ; understands the science of fencing 
thoroughly and the benefits to be derived 
therefrom. 




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al Base Ball Record 

al Foot Ball Guide 

al Soccer Foot Ball Guide 

a! Cricket Guide 

al Lawn Tennis Annual 

al Golf Guide 

al Ice Hockey Guide 

al Basket Ball Guide 

al Bowling Guide 

al Indoor Base Ball Guide 

al Roller Polo Guide 

al Athletic Almanac 



Group I. Base Ball 

No. 1 Spalding's Official Base Ball 
Guide. 

No. 1A Official Base Ball Record. 

No. 202 How to Play Base Ball. 

No. 223 How to Bat. 

No. 232 How to Run Bases. 

No. 230 How to Pitch. 

No. 229 How to Catch. 

No. 225 How to Play First Base. 

No. 226 How to Play Second Base. 

No. 227 How to Play Third Base. 

No. 228 How to Plav Shortstop. 

No. 224 How to Play the Outfield. 

How to Organize a Base Ball 
Club. [League. 
How to Organize a Base Ball 
How to Manage a Base Ball 

OOI < Club. 

How toTrain a BaseBallTeam 
How to Captain a Base Ball 
Howto Umpire a Game. [Team 
Technical Base Ball Terms. 
No. 219 Ready Reckoner of Base Ball 
Percentages. 

BASE BALL AUXILIARIES 

No. 319 MinorLeague Base Ball Guide 
No. 320 Official Book National League 

of Prof. Base Ball Clubs. 
No. 321 Official Handbook National 

Playground Ball Assn. 

Group ll. Foot Ball 

No. 2 Spalding's Official Foot Ball 
Guide. 

No. 334 Code of the Foot Ball Rules. 

No. 324 How to Play Foot Ball. 

No. 2a Spalding's Official Soccer Foot 

Ball Guide. 
No. 286 How to Play Soccer. 



FOOT BALL AUXILIARY 

No. 332 Spalding's Official Canadian 

Foot Ball Guide. 
No. 335 Spalding's Official Rugby Foot 

Ball Guide. 

Croup ill. cricKet 

No. 3 Spalding's Official Cricket Guide. 
No. 277 Cricket and How to Play It. 

Group IV. Lawn Tennis 

No. 4 Spalding's Official Laivyi Ten- 

nis An n ual. 
No. 157 How to Play Lawn Tennis. 
No. 279 Strokes and Science of Lawn 

Tennis. 

Group V. Golf 

No. 5 Spalding's Official Golf Guide 
No. 276 How to Play Golf . 

Group VI. BocKeg 

No. 6 Spalding's Official Ice Hockey 
Guide. 

No. 304 How to Play Ice Hockey. 
No. 154 Field Hockey. 

(Lawn Hockey. 
No. 188 < Parlor Hockey. 

(.Garden Hockey. 
No. 180 Ring Hockey. 

HOCKEY AUXILIARY 
No. 256 Official Handbook Ontario 
Hockey Association. 

Group VII. Basket Ball 

No. 7 Spalding's Official Basket 

Ball Guide. 
No. 193 How to Play Basket Ball. 
No. 318 Basket Ball Guide for Women. 

BASKET BALL AUXILIARY 
No. 323 Official Collegiate Basket Ball 

Handbook. 



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Group Vlll. Bowling 

No. 8 Spalding's Official Bowling 
Guide. 

Group IX. indoor Base Ball 

No. 9 Spalding's Official Indoor Base 
Ball Guide. 

Group x. Polo 

No. 10 Spalding's Official Roller Polo 

Guide. 
No. 129 Water Polo. 
No. 199 Equestrian Polo. 

Group XL Miscellaneous Games 

No. 201 Lacrosse. 

No. 322 Official Handbook U. S. Inter- 
collegiate Lacrosse League. 
No. 248 Archery. 
No. 138 Croquet. 
No. 271 Roque. 

(Racquets. 
No. 194 ■< Squash-Racquets. 

(Court Tennis. 
No. 13 Hand Ball. 
No. 167 Quoits. 
No. 170 Push Ball. 
No. 14 Curling. 
No. 207 Lawn Bowls. 
No. 188 Lawn Games. 
No. 189 Children's Games. 

Group XII. Athletics 

No. 12 Spalding's Official Athletic 

Almanac. 

No. 27 College Athletics. 

No. 182 All Around Athletics. 

No. 156 Athletes' Guide. 

No. 87 Athletic Primer. 

No. 273 Olympic GamesatAthens,1906 

No. 252 How to Sprint. 

No. 255 How to Run 100 Yards. 

No. 174 Distance and Cross Country 

Running. iThrower. 
No. 259 How to Become a Weight 
No. 55 Official Sporting Rules, [boys. 
No. 246 Athletic Training for School- 
No. 317 Marathon Running. 
No. 331 Schoolyard Athletics. 

ATHLETIC AUXILIARIES 
No. 311 Amateur Athletic Union Offi- 
cial Handbook. [book. 
No. 316 Intercollegiate Official Hand- 
No. 302 Y. M. C. A. Official Handbook. 
No. 313 Public Schools Athletic 
League Official Handbook. 
No. 314 Public Schools Athletic 
League Official Handbook 
— Girls' Branch. 
No. 308 Official Handbook New York 
Interscholastic Athletic 
Association. 



Group xiii. . ™ 

F Accomplishments 

No. 177 How to Swim. 

No. 296 Speed Swimming. 

No. 128 How to Row. 

No. 209 How to Become a Skater. 

No. 178 How to Train for Bicycling. 

No. 23 Canoeing. 

No. 282 Roller Skating Guide. 

Group XIV. Manly Sports 

No. 18 Fencing. (ByBreck.) 

No. 162 Boxing. 

No. 165 Fencing. ( By Senac.) 

No. 140 Wrestling. 

No. 236 How to Wrestle. 

No. 102 Ground Tumbling. 

No. 233 Jiu Jitsu. 

No. 166 How to Swing Indian Clubs. 

No. 200 Dumb Bell Exercises. 

No. 143 Indian Clubs and Dumb Bells. 

No. 262 Medicine Ball Exercises. 

No. 29 Pulley Weight Exercises. 

No. 191 How to Punch the Bag. 

No. 289 Tumbling for Amateurs. 

No. 326 Professional Wrestling. 

Group XV. Gymnastics 

No. 104 Grading of Gymnastic Exer- 
cises. [Dumb Bell Drills. 

No. 214 Graded C al i sthenics and 

No. 254 Barnjum Bar Bell Drill. 

No. 158 Indoor and Outdoor Gym- 
nastic Games. 

No. 124 How to Become a Gymnast. 

No. 287 Fancy Dumb Bell and March- 
ing Drills. [Apparatus. 

No. 327 Pyramid Building Without 

No. 328 Exercises on the Parallel Bars. 

No. 329 Pyramid Building with 
Wands, Chairs and Ladders 
GYMNASTIC AUXILIARY 

No. 333 Official Handbook I. C. A. A. 
Gymnasts of America. 

Group XVI. Physical culture 

No. 161 Ten Minutes' Exercise for 
Busy Men. [giene. 
No. 208 Physical Education and Hy- 
No. 149 Scientific Physical Training 

and Care of the Body. 
No. 142 Physical Training Simplified. 
No. 185 Hints on Health. 
No. 213 285 Health Answers. 
No. 238 Muscle Building. [ning. 
No. 234 School Tactics and Maze Run- 
No. 261 Tensing Exercises, [nasties. 
No. 285 Health by Muscular Gym- 
No. 288 Indigestion Treated by Gym- 
No. 290 Get Well; Keep Well, [nasties. 
No. 325 Twenty-Minute Exercises. 
No. 330 Physical Training for the 
School and Class Room. 



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Group L Base Ball 

No. 1— Spalding's Official 
Base Ball Guide, 

The leading Base Ball 
annual of the country, and 
the official authority of 
the game. Contains the 
official playing rules, with 
an explanatory index of the 
rules compiled by Mr. A. G. 
Spalding; pictures of all 
the teams in the National, 
American and minor leagues ; re- 
views of the season; college Base Ball, 
and a great deal of interesting in- 
formation. Price 10 cents. 

No. 1A — Spalding's Official 
Base Ball Record. 

Something new in Base Ball. Con- 
tains records of all kinds from the be- 
ginning of the National League and 
official averages of all professional or- 
ganizations for past season. Illustrated 
with pictures of leading teams and 
players. Price 10 cents. 

No. 202— Hott to Play Base 
Ball. 

Edited by Tim Murnane. New and 
revised edition. Illustrated with pic- 
tures showing how all the various 
curves and drops are thrown and por- 
traits of leading players. Price 10 cents. 

No. 223— How to Bat. 

There is no better way of becoming 
a proficient batter than by reading this 
book and practising the directions. 
Numerous illustrations. Price 10 cents. 

No. 232— How to Ran the 
Bases. 

This book gives clear and concise 
directions for excelling as a base run- 
ner; tells when to run and when not to 
do so; how and when to slide; team 
work on the bases; in fact, every point 
of the game is thoroughly explained. 
Illustrated. Price 10 cents. 

No. 230— How to Pitch. 

Anew, up-to-date book. Its contents 
are the practical teaching of men who 
have reached the top as pitchers, and 
who know how to impart a knowledge 
of their art. All the big leagues' 
pitchers are shown. Price 10 cents. 



No. 229— How to Catch. 

Every boy who has hopes of being a 
clever catcher should read how well- 
known players cover their position. 
Pictures of all the noted catchers in 
the big leagues. Price 10 cents. 

No. 225— How to Play First 

Base. 

Illustrated with pictures of all the 
prominent first basemen. Price 10 cents. 

No. 22G— How to Play Second 
Base. 

The ideas of the best second basemen 
have been incorporated in this book for 
the especial benefit of boys who want 
to know the fine points of play at this 
point of the diamond. Price 10 cents. 

No. 227— How to Play Third 

Base. 

Third base is, in some respects, the 
most important of the infield. All the 
points explained. Price 10 cents. 

No. 22S— How to Play Short- 
stop. 

Shortstop is one of the hardest posi- 
tions on the infield to fill, and quick 
thought and quick action are necessary 
for a player who expects to make good 
as a shortstop. Illus. Price 10 cents. 

No. 224— How to Play the 
Outfield. 

An invaluable guide for the out- 
fielder. Price 10 cents. 

No. 231— How to Coach; How 
to Captain a Team; How 
to Manage a Team; How 
to Umpire; How to Or- 
ganize a League; Tech- 
nical Terms of Base Ball. 
A useful guide. Price 10 cents. 

No 219 — Ready Reckoner of 
Base Ball Percentages. 

To supply a demand for a book which 
would show the percentage of clubs 
without recourse to thearduous work of 
figuring, the publishers had these tables 
compiled by an expert. Price 10 cents. 

BASE BALL AUXILIARIES. 

No. 319— Minor Leagne Base 
Ball Gnide. 

The minors' own guide. Edited by 
President T. H. Murnane, of the New 
England League. Price 10 cents. 



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No. 320— Official Handbook 
of the National League 
of Professional Base Ball 
Clubs. 

Contains the Constitution, By-Laws, 
Official Rules, Averages, and schedule 
of the National League for the current 
year, together with list of club officers 
and reports of the annual meetings of 
the League. Price 10 cents. 

So, 321— Official Handbook: 
National Playground Ball 
Association. 

This game is specially adapted for 
playgrounds, parks, etc., is spreading 
rapidly. The book contains a descrip- 
tion of the game, rules and list of 
officers. Price 10 cents. 



Group II. Foot Ball 

No. 2— Spalding's Official 
Foot Ball Guide. 

Edited by Walter Camp. 
Contains the new rules, 
with diagram of field; All- 
America teams as selected 
by the leading authorities; 
reviews of the game from 
various sections of the 
country; scores; pictures. 
Price 10 cents. 



3PALD1NG3 

#FOOT 
Guide. 



No. 334— Code of the Foot 
Ball Rules. 

This book is meant for the use of 
officials, to help them to refresh their 
memories before a game and to afford 
them a quick means of ascertaining a 
point during a game. It also gives a 
ready means of finding a rule in the 
Official Rule Book, and is of great help 
to a player in studying the Rules. 
Compiled by C.W. Short, Harvard, 1908. 
Price 10 cents. 

No. 324— How to Play Foot 
Ball. 

Edited by Walter Camp, of Yale. 
Everything that a beginner wants to 
know and many points that an expert 
will be glad to learn. Snapshots of 
leading teams and players in action, 
with comments by Walter Camp. 
Price 10 cents. 



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cm a. 



No. 2A— Spalding's Official 
Association Soccer Foot 
Ball Guide. 

A complete and up-to-| 
date guide to the "'Soccer" 
game in the United States, 
containing instructions for I 
playing the game, official! 
rules, and interesting! 
news from all parts of the I 
country. Illustrated. Price | 
10 cents. 

No. 2SG — How to Play Soc- 
cer. 

How each position should be played, 
written by the best player in England 
in his respective position, and illus- 
trated with full-page photographs of 
players in action. Price 10 cents. 

FOOT BALL AUXILIARIES. 

No. 33 2— Spalding's Official 
Canadian Foot Ball 
Guide. 

The official book of the game in Can- 
ada. Price 10 cents. 

No. 335— Spalding's Official 
Rugby Foot Ball Guide. 

Contains the official rules under 
which the game is played in England 
and by the California schools and col- 
leges. Also instructions for playing 
the various positions on a team. Illus- 
trated with action pictures of leading 
teams and players. Price 10 cents. 



Group III. Cricket 

No. 3— Spalding's Official 
Cricket Guide. 

The most complete year 
book of the game that has 
ever been published in 
America. Reports of 
special matches, official 
rules and pictures of all 
the leading teams. Price 
10 cents. 



No. 277— Cricket; and How 
to Play it. 

By Prince Ranjitsinhji. The game 
described concisely and illustrated with 
full-page pictures posed especially for 
this book, Price 10 cents. 




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„. Lawn Group VI. Hockey 
Group IV. Xennis 




Xo. 4— Spalding's Official 
Law 11 Tennis Annual, 

Contents include reports 
I of all important tourna- 
ments; official ranking 
from 18S5 to date; laws of 
lawn tennis; instructions 
I for handicapping; deci- 
sions on doubtful points; j 
management of tourna- 
ments: directory of clubs: 
laying out and keeping a court. Illus- 
trated. Price 10 cents. 

No. 157— How to Play Lawn 

Tennis. 

A complete description of lawn ten- 
nis; a lesson for beginners and direc- 
tions telling how to make the most im- 
portant strokes. Illustrated. Price 
10 cents. 



Xo. 279— Strokes and Science 
of Lawn Tennis. 

By P. A. Vaile, a leading authority 
on the game in Great Britain. Every 
stroke in the game is accurately illus- 
trated and analyzed by the author. 
Price 10 cents. 




Golf 



Official 



Group V. 

No. 5— Spalding's 
Golf Gnide. 

Contains records of all i 
important tournaments, 
articles on the game in 
various sections of the 
country, pictures of prom- 
inent players, official play- 
ing rules and general 
items of interest. Price 
10 cents. 



No. 27G— How to Play Golf- 



By James Braid and Harry Vardon, 
the world's two greatest players tell 
how they play the game, with numer- 
ous full-page pictures of them taken 
n the links. Price 10 cents. 



Xo. 6— Spalding's Official Ice 
Hockey Gnide. 

The official year book of 
the game. Contains the 
official rules, pictures of 
leading teams and players, 
records, review of the 
season, reports from dif" 
ferent sections of the 
United States and Canada. 
Price 10 cents. 

No. 304— How to Play Ice 

Hockiey. 

Contains a description of the duties 
of each player. Illustrated. Price 10 
cents. 

Xo. 154— Field Hockey. 

Prominent in the sports at Vassar, 
Smith, Wellesley, Bryn Mawr and other 
leading colleges. Price 10 cents. 

So. 1 S S — Lawn Hockey, 
Parlor Hockey, Garden 
Hockey. 

Containing the rules for each game. 
| Illustrated. Price 10 cents. 

No. ISO— Ring Hockey. 

I A new game for the gymnasium. 
Exciting as basket ball. Price 10 cents. 

HOCKEY AUXILIARY. 

Xo. 25(>— Official Handbook 
of the Ontario Hockey 
Association. 

Contains the official rules of the 
Association, constitution, rules of com- 
petition, list of officers, and pictures of 
leading players. Price 10 cents. 




Group VII. 



Basket 
Ball 



Xo. 7— Spalding's Official 
Basket Ball Gnide. 

Edited by George T. j 
Kepbron. Contains the 
revised official rules, de- 
cisions on disputed points, 
records of prominent 
teams, reports on the game 
from various parts of the 
country. Illustrated. Price | 
10 cents. 




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\o. 193— How to Play Basket 
Ball. 

By G. T. Hepbron, editor of the 
Official Basket Ball Guide. Illustrated 
with scenes of action. Price 10 cents. 

No. 318— -Official Basket Ball 
Guide for Women. 

Edited by Miss Senda Berenson, of 
Smith College. Contains the _ official 
playing rules and special articles on 
the game by prominent authorities. 
Illustrated. Price 10 cents. 

BASKET BALL, AUXILIARY. 

No. 323— Collegiate Basket 
Ball Handbook. 

The official publication of the Colle- 
giate Basket Ball Association. Con- 
tains the official rules, records, All- 
America selections, reviews, and pic- 
tures. Edited by H. A. Fisher, of 
Columbia. Price 10 cents. 



Group VIII. Bowling 

Official 



Group X. 

\o. 10— Spalding's 
Official Roller 
Polo Gnide. 

Edited by J. C. Morse. 
A full description of the 
game; official rules, re- 
cords; pictures of promi- 
nent players.Price 10 cents 



Polo 



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Holler Polo 



No. S— Spalding's 
Bowling- Gnide. 

The contents include: 
I diagrams of effective de- 
liveries; hints to begin- 
ners: how to score; official 
rules; spares, how they 
are made; rules for cocked 
hat, quintet, cocked hat 
and feather, battle game, 
' etc. Price 10 cents. 



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Group IX. 



Indoor 
Base Ball 



No. 9— Spalding's Official In- 
door Base Ball Gnide. 



America's national game 
is now vieing with other 
indoor games as a winter 
pastime. This book con- 
tains the playing rules, 
pictures of leading teams, 
and interesting articles on 
the game by leading au- 
thorities on the subject. 
Price 10 cents. 



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No. 129— Water Polo. 

The contents of this book treat of 
every detail, the individual work of the 
players, the practice of the team, how 
to throw the ball, with illustration s and 
many valuable hints. Price 10 cents. 



No. 199— Equestrian Polo. 

Compiled by H. L. Fitzpatrick of the 
New York Sun. Illustrated with por- 
traits of leading players, and contains 
most useful information for polo play- 
ers. Price 10 cents. 



_ ___ Miscellane- 
GroupXI. ous Games 

Xo. 201 — Lacrosse. 

Every position is thoroughly ex- 
plained in a most simple and concise 
manner, rendering it the best manual 
of the game ever published. Illus- 
trated with numerous snapshots of im- 
portant plays. Price 10 cents. 

No. 322— Official Handbook 
L. S. Inter-Collegiate La- 
crosse League. 

Contains the constitution, by-laws, 
playing rules, list of officers and records 
of the association. Price 10 cents. 

No. 271— Spalding's Official 
Roqne Gnide. 

The official publication of the Na- 
tional Roque Association of America. 
Contains a description of the courts 
and their construction, diagrams, illus-» 
trations, rules and valuable informa- 
tion. Price 10 cents. 



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No. 138— Spalding's Official 
Croquet Guide 

Contains directions for playing, dia- 
grams of important strokes, description 
of grounds, instructions for the begin- 
ner, terms used in the game, and the 
official playing rules. Price 10 cents. 

No. 24S— Archery. 

A new and up-to-date book on this 
fascinating pastime. The several 
varieties of archery; instructions for 
shooting; how to select implements; 
how to score; and a great deal of inter- 
esting information. Illustrated. Price 
10 cents. 

No. 194 — Racquets, Squash- 
Racquets and Court Ten- 
nis. 

How to play each game is thoroughly 
explained, and all the difficult strokes 
shown by special photographs taken 
especially for this book. Contains the 
official rules for each game. Price 10 
cents. 

No. 16T— Q,uoits. 

Contains a description of the plays 
used by experts and the official rules. 
Illustrated. Price 10 cents. 



No. 170— Push Ball. 

This book contains the official rules 
and a sketch of the game; illustrated. 
Price 10 cents. 

No. 13— How to Play Hand 
Ball. 

By the world's champion, Michael 
Egan. Every play is thoroughly ex- 
plained by text and diagram. Illus- 
trated. Price 10 cents. 

No. 14 — Curling. 

A short history of this famous Scot- 
tish pastime, with instructions for 
play, rules of the game, definitions of 
terms and diagrams of different shots. 
Price 10 cents. 

No. 207— Bowling: on the 
Green; or, Lawn Bowls. 

How to construct a green; how to 
play the game, and the official rules 
of the Scottish Bowling Association. 
Illustrated. Price 10 cents. 



No. 189— Children's Games. 

These games are intended for use at 
recesses, and all but the team games 
Jiave been adapted to large classes. 
Suitable for children from three to 
eight years, and include a great variety. 
Price 10 cents. 

No. 1SS— Lawn Games. 

Lawn Hockey, Garden Hockey, Hand 
Tennis, Tether Tennis; also Volley 
Ball, Parlor Hockey, Badminton, Bas- 
ket Goal. Price 10 cents. 



Group XII. Athletics 

No. 12— Spalding's Official 
Athletic Almanac. 



Compiled by J. E. Sulli- 
van, Presidents the Ama- 
teur Athletic Union. The 
only annual publication 
now issued that contains 
a complete list of amateur 
best-on-records; intercol- 
legiate, swimming, inter- 




scholastic, English, Irish, Scotch, 
Swedish, Continental, South African, 
Australasian; numerous photos of in- 
dividual athletes and leading athletic 
teams. Price 10 cents. 

No. 27— College Athletics. 

M. C. Murphy, the well-known ath- 
letic trainer, now with Pennsylvania, 
the author of this book, has written it 
especially for the schoolboy and college 
man, but it is invaluable for the athlete 
who wishes to excel in any branch of 
athletic sport; profusely illustrated. 
Price 10 cents. 

No. 1S2— All-Aronnd Ath- 
letics. 

Gives in full the method of scoring 
the Ail-Around Championship; how to 
train for the Ail-Around Champion- 
ship. Illustrated. Price 10 cents. 

No. 15G— Athlete's Gnide. 

Full instructions for the beginner, 
telling how to sprint, hurdle, jump and 
throw weights, general hints on train- 
ing; valuable advice to beginners and 
important A. A. U. rules and their ex- 
planations, while the pictures comprise 
many scenes of champions in action. 
Price 10 cents. 



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No. 273— The Olympic Games 
at Athens. 

A complete account of the Olympic 
Games of 1906, at Athens, the greatest 
International Athletic Contest ever 
held. Compiled by J. E. Sullivan, 
Special United States Commissioner to 
the Olympic Games. Price 10 cents. 

No. 87— Athletic Primer. 

Edited by J. E. Sullivan, Ex- President 
of the Amateur Athletic Union. Tells 
how to organize an athletic club, how 
to conduct an athletic meeting, and 
gives rules for the government of ath- 
letic meetings; contents also include 
directions for laying out athletic 
grounds, and a very instructive article 
on training. Price 10 cents. 

No. 252— How to Sprint. 

Every athlete who aspires to be a 
sprinter can study this book to advan- 
tage. Price 10 cents. 

No. 255— How to Ran 100 
Yards. 

By J. W. Morton, the noted British 
champion. Many of Mr. Morton's 
methods of training are novel to 
American athletes, but his success is 
the best tribute to their worth. Illus- 
trated. Price 10 cents. 

No. 174 — Distance and Cross- 
Country Running. 

By George Orton, the famous Uni- 
versity of Pennsylvania runner. The 
quarter, half, mile, the longer dis- 
tances, and cross-country running and 
steeplechasing, with instructions for 
training; pictures of leading athletes 
in action, with comments by the editor. 
Price 10 cents. 

No. 259— Weight Throwing. 

Probably no other man in the world 
has had the varied and long experience 
of James S. Mitchel, the author, in the 
weight throwing department of ath- 
letics. The book gives valuable infor- 
mation not only for the novice, but for 
the expert as well. Price 10 cents 

No. 246— Athletic Training 
for Schoolboys. 

By Geo. W. Orton. Each event in the 
intercollegiate programme is treated 
of separately. Price 10 cents. 



Xo. 55— Official Sporting 
Rnles. 

Contains rules not found in other 
publications for the government of 
many sports; rules for wrestling, 
shuffleboard, snowshoeing, profes- 
sional racing, pigeon shooting, dog 
racing, pistol and revolver shooting, 
British water polo rules, Rugby foot 
ball rules. Price 10 cents. 



ATHLETIC AUXILIARIES. 
Xo. 311— Official Handbook 
of the A.A.U. 

The A. A. U. is the governing body 
of athletes in the United States of 
America, and all games must be held 
under its rules, which are exclusively 
published in this handbook, and a copy 
should be in the hands of every athlete 
and every club officer in America. 
Price 10 cents. 

Xo. 316— Official Intercolle- 
giate A.A.A.A. Handbook:. 

Contains constitution, by-laws, and 
laws of athletics; records from 1876 to 
date. Price 10 cents. 



Xo. 30S— Official Handbook 
New York Interschol- 
astic Athletic Associa- 
tion. 

Contains the Association's records, 
constitution and by-laws and other 
information. Price 10 cents. 



Xo. 302— Official Y.M.C.A. 
Handbook. 

Contains the official rules governing 
all sports under the jurisdiction of the 
Y. M. C. A., official Y. M. C. A. scoring 
tables, pentathlon rules, pictures of 
leading Y. M. C. A. athletes. Price 
10 cents. 



Xo. 313— Official Handbook 
of the Public Schools 
Athletic League. 

Edited by Dr. C. Ward Crampton, 
director of physical education in the 
Public Schools of Greater New York. 
Illustrated. Price 10 cents. 



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No. 314— Official Handbook: 
Girls' Branch of the 
. Pnblic Schools Athletic 
Leagne. 

The official publication. Contains: 
constitution and by-laws, list of offi- 
cers, donors, founders, life and annual 
members, reports and illustrations. 
Price 10 cents. 



No. 331— Schoolyard Ath- 
letics. 

By J. E. Sullivan, Ex-President Ama- 
teur Athletic Union and member of 
Board of Education of Greater New 
York. An invaluable handbook for 
the teacher and the pupil. Gives a 
systematic plan for conducting school 
athletic contests and instructs how to 
prepare for the various events. Illus- 
trated. Price 10 cents. 



No. 317— Marathon Running. 

A new and up-to-date book on this 
popular pastime. Contains pictures 
of the leading Marathon runners, 
methods of training, and best times 
made in various Marathon events. 
Price 10 cents. 

Group XIII. Athletic 
Accomplishments 

No. 177— How to Swim. 

Will interest the expert as well as 
the novice; the illustrations were made 
from photographs especially posed, 
showing the swimmer in clear water; 
a valuable feature is the series of 
"land drill " exercises for the beginner. 
Price 10 cents. 



No. 296 — Speed Swimming. 

By Champion C. M. Daniels of the 
New York Athletic Club team, holder 
of numerous American records, and the 
best swimmer in America qualified to 
write on the subject. Any boy should 
be able to increase his speed in the 
water after reading Champion Daniels' 
instructions on the subject. Price 10 
cents. 



No. 128— How to Row. 

By E. J. Giannini, of the New York 
Athletic Club, one of America's most 
famous amateur oarsmen and cham- 
pions. Shows how to hold the oars, 
the finish of the stroke and other valu- 
able information. Price 10 cents. 

No. 23— Canoeing-. 

Paddling, sailing, cruising and rac- 
ing canoes and their uses; with hints 
on rig and management; the choice of 
a canoe; sailing canoes, racing regula- 
tions; canoeing and camping. Fully 
illustrated. Price 10 cents. 

No. 209— How to Become a 
Skater. 

Contains advice for beginners; how 
to become a figure skater, showing how 
to do all the different tricks of the best 
figure skaters. Pictures of prominent 
skaters and numerous diagrams. Price 
10 cents. 

No. 2S2— Official Roller Skat- 
ing- Gnide. 

Directions for becoming a fancy and 
trick roller skater, and rules for roller 
skating. Pictures of prominent trick 
skaters in action. Price 10 cents. 

No. 178— How to Train for 
Bicycling, 

Gives methods of the best riders 
when training for long or short distance 
races; hints on training. Revised and 
up-to-date in every particular. Price 
10 cents. 



Group XIV. Sport £ 

No. 140— Wrestling. 

Catch-as-catch-can style. Seventy 
illustrations of the different holds, pho- 
tographed especially and so described 
that anybody can with little effort learn 
every one. Price 10 cents. 

No. IS— Fencing. 

By Dr. Edward Breck, of Boston, 
editor of The Swordsman, a promi- 
nent amateur fencer. A book that has 
stood the test of time, and is universally 
acknowledged to be a standard work c 
Illustrated. Price 10 cents. 



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No. 162— Boxing Guide. 

Contains over 70 pages of illustrations 
showing all the latest blows, posed 
especially for this book under the super- 
vision of a well-known instructor of 
boxing, who makes a specialty of teach- 
ing and knows how to impart his 
knowledge. Price 10 cents. 

\o. 165— The Art of Fencing 

By Regis and Louis Senac, of New 
York, famous instructors and leading 
authorities on the subject. Gives in 
detail how every move should be made. 
Price 10 cents. 

No. 236— How to Wrestle. 

The most complete and up-to-date 
book on wrestling ever published. 
Edited by F. R. Toombs, and devoted 
principally to special poses and illustra- 
tions by George Hackenschmidt, the 
" Russian Lion." Price 10 cents. 

No. 102 — Ground Tumbling. 

Any boy, by reading this book and 
following the instructions, can become 
proficient. Price 10 cents. 

No. 2S1) — Tumbling: for Ama- 
teurs. 

Specially compiled for amateurs by By Prof. E. B. Warman. By follow- 
Dr.JamesT. Gwathmey. Every variety ing the directions carefully anyone can 
of the pastime explained by text and become an expert. Price 10 cents, 
pictures, over _100 different positions 



No. 143— Indian Clubs and 
Dumb-Bells. 

By America's amateur champion club 
swinger, J. H. Dougherty. It is clearly 
illustrated, by which any novice can 
become an expert. Price 10 cents. 

No. 262— Medicine Ball Ex- 
ercises. 

A series of plain and practical exer- 
cises with the medicine ball, suitable 
for boys and girls, business and profes- 
sional men, in and out of gymnasium. 
Price 10 cents. 

No. 29— Pulley Weigrnt Exer- 
cises. 

By Dr. Henry S. Anderson, instructor 
in heavy gymnastics Yale gymnasium. 
In conjunction with a chest machine 
anyone with this book can become 
perfectly developed. Price 10 cents. 

No. 233— Jiu Jitsu. 

Each move thoroughly explained and 
illustrated with numerous full-page 
pictures of Messrs. A. Minami and K. 
Koyama, two of the most famous ex- 
ponents of the art of Jiu Jitsu, who 
posed especially for this book. Price 
10 cents. 

No. 166— How to Swing In- 
dian Clubs. 



being shown. Price 10 cents. 

No. 191— How to Punch the 
Bag. 

The best treatise on bag punching 
that has ever been printed. Every va- 
riety of blow used in training is shown 
and explained, with a chapter on fancy 
bag punching by a well-known theatri- 
cal bag puncher. Price 10 cents, 

No. 200— Dumb-Bells. 

The best work on dumb-bells that 
has ever been offered. By Prof. G. 104— The Grading 

Bojus, of New York. Contains 200 Gymnastic Exercises, 
photographs. Should be in the hands By G. M. Martin. A book that should 
of every teacher and pupil of physical be in the hands of every physical direc- 
culture, and is invaluable for home tor of the Y. M. C. A., school, club, col- 
exercise. Price 10 cents. | lege, etc. Price 10 cents. 



\o. 326— Professional Wrest- 
ling. 

A book devoted to the catch-as-catch- 
can style ; illustrated with half-tone 
pictures showing the different holds 
used by Frank Gotch, champion catch- 
as-catch-can wrestler of the world. 
Posed by Dr. Roller and Charles Postl. 
By Ed. W. Smith, Sporting Editor of 
the*Chicago American. Price 10 cents. 



Group XV. Gymnastics 

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No. 214— Graded Calisthen- 
ics and D umb-Bell Drills. 

For years it has been the custom in 
most gymnasiums of memorizing a set 
drill, which was never varied. Conse- 
quently the beginner was given the 
same kind and amount as the older 
membar. With a view to giving uni- 
formity the present treatise is at- 
tempted. Price 10 cents. 

No. 254 — Darnjum Bar Bell 
Drill. 

Edited by Dr. R. Tait McKenzie, 
Director Physical Training, University 
of Pennsylvania. Profusely illustrated. 
Price 10 cents. 

No. 158— Indoor and Ontdoor 
Gymnastic Games. 

A book that will prove valuable to in- 
door and outdoor gymnasiums, schools, 
outings and gatherings where there 
are a number to be amused. Price 10 
cents. 

No. 124— How to Become a 
Gymnast. 

By Robert Stoll, of the New York 
A. C, the American champion on the 
flying rings from 1885 to 1892. Any boy 
can easily become proficient with a 
little practice. Price 10 cents. 

No. 287— Fancy Dumb Bell 
and Marching Drills. 

All concede that games and recreative 
exercises during the adolescent period 
are preferable to set drills and monoton- 
ous movements. These drills, while de- 
signed primarily for boys, can be used 
successfully with girls and men and 
women. Profusely illustrated. Price 
10 cents. 

No. 327— Pyramid Building 
Withont Apparatus. 

By W. J. Cromie, Instructor of 
Gymnastics, University of Pennsyl- 
vania. With illustrations showing 
many different combinations. This 
book should be in the hands of all gym- 
nasium instructors. Price 10 Cents. 

No. Ii28 — Exercises on tlie 
Parallel Bars. 

By W. J. Cromie. Every gymnast 
should procure a copy of this book. 
Illustrated with cuts showing many 
novel exercises. Price 10 cents. 



No. 329— Pyramid Building 
with. Chairs, Wands and 
Ladders. 

By W. J. Cromie. Illustrated with 
half-tone photopraphs showing many 
interesting combinations. Price 10 
cents. 

GYMNASTIC AUXILIARY. 

No. 333— Official Handbook 
Inter-Colleg-iate Associa- 
tion Amateur Gymnasts 
of America. 

Edited by P. R. Carpenter, Physical 
Director Amherst College. Contains 
pictures of leading teams and individual 
champions, official rules governing con- 
tests, records. Price 10 cents. 



Group XVI. cufture 1 

No. 161— Ten Minutes' Exer- 
cise for Busy Men. 

By Dr. Luther Halsey Gulick, Direc- 
tor of Physical Training in the New 
York Public Schools. A concise and 
complete course of physical education. 
Price 10 cents. 



No. 208— Physical Education 
and Hygiene. 

This is the fifth of the Physical 
Training series, by Prof. E. B. Warman 
(see Nos. 142, 149, 166, 185. 213, 261, 290.) 
Price 10 cents. 



No. 149— The Care of the Body. 

A book that all who value health 
should read and follow its instructions. 
By Prof. E. B. Warman, the well-known 
lecturer and authority on physical cul- 
ture. Price 10 cents. 



No. 142— Physical Training 
Simplified. 

By Prof. E. B. Warman. A complete, 
thorough and practical book where the 
whole man is considered — brain and 
body. Price 10 cents. 



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No. 185— Health Hints. 

By Prof, E. B. Warraan. Health in- 
fluenced by insulation; health influ- 
enced by underwear; health influenced 
by color; exercise. Price 10 cents. 



No. 213—285 Health Answers. 

By Prof. E. B. Warman. Contents: 
ventilating a bedroom; ventilating a 
house; how to obtain pure air; bathing-; 
salt water baths at home: a substitute 
for ice water; to cure insomnia, etc., 
etc. Price 10 cents. 



No. 23S— Muscle Building* 

By Dr. L. H. Gulick. A complete 
treatise on the correct method of 
acquiring strength. Illustrated. Price 
10 cents. 



No. 234— School Tactics and 
Maze Running. 

A series of drills for the use of schools. 
Edited by Dr. Luther Halsey Gulick. 
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ARTHUR FARRELL, 



Spalding's Athletic Library 
Group VI. - - No. 304 



HOW TO PLAY 
ICE HOCKEY 



BY 

ARTHUR FARRELL 

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PUBLISHED BY THE 

AMERICAN SPORTS PUBLISHING COMPANY 
21 Warren Street, New York 



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Copyright. 1910 

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PREFACE 

Hockey ! Fast, furious, brilliant, it is a most popular winter 
sport. Offspring of "Our Lady of the Snows," hockey is, 
among her many, varied games, the most fascinating, the most 
exciting, the most scientific. Canada no longer has a monopoly 
of the sport. The United States have the fever, and ice hockey 
is now a recognized winter sport where a few years ago it was 
unknown. Rinks are springing up everywhere, and even their 
greatest capacity cannot accommodate the enthusiastic attendances. 

Hockey is a game for men; essentially it is a game for the youth. 
It needs strong, full-blooded men. Weaklings cannot survive in 
it, the puny cannot play it, and the timid have no place in it. It 
is, perhaps, the greatest game that man can play unaided. Hockey 
possesses all the spice of polo without the necessity for calling 
upon the animal kingdom. 



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ORIGIN OF HOCKEY 

BY ARTHUR FARRELL 

" How entrancing the sight ! what life is around ! 
The air is so bracing ! the snow on the ground ! 
The glimmering steel in its flash on the eye, 
Marks out the line, as the skater goes by." 

Webster's definition of hockey reads as follows: "A game in 
which two parties of players, armed with sticks or clubs, curved 
or hooked at the end, attempt to drive any small object (as a ball 
or a bit of wood) towards opposite goals." 

The learpcd lexicographer must, of course, refer to the game of 
hockey as played in England, or to the game as played in Canada 
in the good old days when anything from a broom-handle to a 
shillalah was used as a hockey stick, and a tin can rendered ser- 
vice as a puck. 

"O list, the mystic lore sublime, 
The fairy tales of modern time." 

To trace back the sport to its very birth is not within the 
province of this little work; besides, its earliest history seems 
lost in a background of Egyptian darkness. 

In the development of hockey it is probable that hurling 
played an important part, and it seems quite likely that the 
present skilled game originated in a rough sport played at one 
time by the Romans. Joseph Strutt in 1801 described a game 
of hurley played by the Irish people in which a kind of bat was 
used, and this suggests a form of hockey played on the field. 
In Chambers's Information for the People it is stated that, 
"shinty in Scotland, hockey in England, and hurling in Ireland 
appear to be very much the same out-of-door sport." In an 
essay on the game an enthusiast writes that "the game existed 
in Ireland two thousand years ago, though possibly in a form 
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trail may be found here and there, across the story of social 
England from quite early days." The earliest use of the word 
occurs in certain local statutes enacted by the town of Galway 
in the year 1527, when, amongst prohibited games is named: 
"The horlinge of the litill balle with hockie stickes or staves." 
Hockey is described in Murray's Dictionary as equivalent to 
bandy or shinty. Shinty had a great vogue as an ice game and 
spread from the old world to the new with the pioneers. J. 
Ross Robertson, in the course of an article on the game, describes 
the habitants of French Canada playing a game of shinty on the 
ice. There is no doubt but that with the improvements in skates 
and the increased skill of men, the game improved bit by bit 
until the present skillful sport was reached. 

The growth of hockey has been quick. It is a game of the 
present generation, and may truly be called a twentieth century 
pastime. Of mushroom growth, its development has been won- 
derful, but because it is a sport thoroughly American in spirit, 
it is well suited to the people of the northern part of this conti- 
nent, and one well calculated to grow in popularity year by year. 
It is well within the memory of the present generation of sports- 
men when the game first reached the dignity of receiving con- 
sideration from the grown-up folk. The first tour of Canadian 
teams in the United States was like the coming of an invading 
force. Nojw hockey is part of the winter season, coming with 
the first frost and lasting until it is time for the field sports to 
come in Spring. The sport has risen in jig time from a child's 
amusement to a college sport. New York and Montreal has 
its stirring battles, the metropolitan cities of two countries 
vieing with each other in interest in the game, and to such an 
extent that a season without an international contest would 
indeed be strange. 

Hockey is a game requiring skill and courage, speed and 
strength, and the man in whom is centered these qualifications 
guided by a cool head is the man who will make the great player. 
No game in which man plays unaided has the speed of hockey. 
Roller polo is an approach, but the steel-shod hockey player is a 
veritable Mercury in comparison to his brother of the rollers. 



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To be a good hockey player a man must be master of his skates, 
for one thing. Then, he must be skilled in the use of his stick, 
adroit in avoiding collision, quick in judgment and possessed of 
an iron nerve that will not fail when in the face of impending 
danger. Hockey is dangerous, to this extent, that the unskilled 
player will receive many a hard knock, through collision and 
fall, which his more experienced and more skilled fellow will 
avoid. It requires fine experience to take a flier into the boards 
and escape unhurt, and it is wonderful to see a player go down 
amongst a group of men and escape skates and sticks by scant 
inches. How this may be done is not a matter to be told of in 
books, it can only be learned by hard and stern experience. 
Some men, many in the States, have taken up hockey in mature 
years, but the generality of Canadian players are chaps who 
have grown up, stick in hand, as it were, fellows who have 
learned their skating and stick-handling from early boyhood. In 
Canada they play the game in the schools, so that it is quite 
understandable how they become proficient players. 

Of all the games that developed from the old Roman sport the 
British hockey alone shaped the destiny of ours. There can be 
but little doubt but that "shinny," the forerunner of our scientific 
hockey, is the interpretation of the game as played on this side of 
the water, adapted in its application to the climate of the country. 
Hockey in England is played in the winter on the frozen ground. 
It consists in driving a ball from one point to another by means 
of a hooked stick. The players are divided into two teams, each 
of which has its goals, which are fixed towards either end of a 
tolerably spacious ground. The goals are two upright posts, 
about six feet apart, with a cross pole placed at the height of four 
feet. Through these the ball must be driven in order to score a 
point. As regards the playing of the game, it is unnecessary 
further to speak, because it bears but little reference to hockey as 
played in Canada and the United States. Suffice it to say that in 
the shape of the sticks, not limited in their proportions, in the 
nature of the object that was used as a ball, in the unlimited num- 
ber of the players and in its principles, it is the parent of "shinny 
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Shinny, so called, perhaps, on account of the frequent danger to 
which a player's shins were exposed, was a grand, exhilarating sport. 
It had a hold upon us that the chilly atmosphere, or "the love we 
bore for learning, 1 ' could not unfasten. Boys swarmed to the lakes 
in battalions and rattled along on old iron or wooden skates tied to 
their feet with rope. A few broken bones, a few frozen fingers, 
but, never mind, there were plenty of men to replace the dead. 
What a sight did a shinny match present! Hundreds on the 
same sheet of glare black ice, all eagerly engaged in one glorious 
game. What laughing, calling, cheering and chasing there was 
to be sure! With their bright eyes and rosy cheeks they dart 
now in one direction, now in another, till the great congealed 
bay roars and cracks with its living weight. The ball is in all 
directions in seconds of time, till finally the vast struggling crowd 
surges toward the goals, surrounds them, and a fierce, lucky 
swipe knocks it through, while a hundred lusty voices cry their 
loudest: "Game! Game!" 

Like the fabled Greek who used to give his time so undividedly 
to his work that he forgot his meals, these enthusiasts of an infant 
game forgot their meals, forgot their schools, forgot everything 
save the game itself, but when darkness came on and their 
shadows grew longer, they returned home, with fresh air in their 
expanded lungs, strength in their limbs, and with a keen, bright 
eye, "seeking what they might devour." 

As time wore on, the gradual development of rules and regula- 
tions wrought, in this warlike pastime, the important changes 
that were, in time, to give birth to the science that characterizes 
hockey as the peer of clean, exciting, fascinating games. 

Half a dozen years ago the game was practically Canadian. 
Now in its development it belongs to America and it seems that 
the time is coming when the younger generation of boys in the 
northern states will have developed the talent needed to meet 
the Canadians on equal grounds. Now it cannot be said that 
they are able to do this at the moment. Canadians are freely 
scattered among the teams, while in the International profes- 
sional league it would be an Augean task to throw a stone with- 
out hitting a Canuck. But, because the younger generation, 'the 



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schools and the colleges, are taking a keen interest in the game, 
this state of affairs will not continue for long, and soon indeed 
it will be that the growing American boy will be able to go 
after his Canadian rival with a skill born, not developed. It 
speaks well for the spirit of the American that he has been able 
to do so well against his better qualified Canadian rival ; it 
speaks volumes for the future. 

In Canada hockey is a national winter game. It is played on 
the Atlantic coast, and three thousand miles due west the game 
has a hold on the hearts of the people possible only in a country 
of deep enthusiasms. Wherever there are enough people resid- 
ing together to form a good sized village, there is a hockey club 
to be formed. The big cities have local leagues, and inter-city 
hockey is an ordinary matter in the winter months. But the 
highest development of hockey has been in the interior, and in 
seeking to give honor to those responsible for the present high 
form of the game, laurels must be divided between the cities of 
the middle east and those of the middle west. In the east these 
will be Montreal, Ottawa, and Quebec ; in the west, Winnipeg 
and Kenora, formerly known as Rat Portage. The one large 
city in between these two groups is Toronto, but this progressive 
city has not yet been able to produce the same skilled aggrega- 
tions which have fought the battles of east and west. This is 
probably due to climatic conditions. Toronto does not have the 
same steady winter weather which will be found in Montreal 
and in Winnipeg. Therefore there is not the same opportunity 
for practice, hence there cannot be the same skill. Toronto's 
way to reach the same eminent position would be to build an 
artificial ice plant. Montreal, Quebec, and Ottawa have ice from 
middle December to middle March. In the west, particularly 
in the province of Manitoba, there is ice at the end of November 
and it usually remains until middle March. In the cities men- 
tioned, hockey obtains to the same relative position as base ball 
does in summer in the United States. The games are followed with 
a great deal of enthusiasm and crowds at matches between first 
class teams are limited only by the accommodation of the rink 
buildings. The games are played at night and in covered build- 



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ings, and as an ice surface approximating 15,000 square feet 
must first be provided, it will be seen that very large buildings 
are required for the purpose. The Auditorium in Winnipeg 
and the Arena in Montreal are the largest hockey rinks in 
Canada. The Arena in Montreal is a building of steel, brick, 
and wood. The ice surface is 80 feet in width by 200 in length. 
The seating capacity is 6,000 and the crowding capacity is 
twenty-five per cent, additional. The building is arena shaped 
and is almost ideal for the purpose of hockey players. The 
Auditorium in Winnipeg has about the same ice surface and 
its general features are those of the Arena. 

A list of leagues in Canada would require a volume in itself. 
However, the chief leagues are confined to a handful. There 
are two good leagues in the Maritime Provinces "and several 
minor leagues occupy territory before Quebec is reached. The 
Eastern Canada Hockey League is the most important body in 
Canada, not because of its size, but because of the quality of 
game played by its members. This league is interprovincial in 
character. There are six clubs forming the membership and 
they represent three cities, Montreal, Ottawa, and Quebec. The 
clubs are : Victoria, Montreal, Shamrock, and Wanderer, of 
Montreal ; Ottawa, of Ottawa ; Quebec, of Quebec. The league 
has existed under various names since the beginning of organ- 
ized hockey. Formerly it was known as the Amateur Hockey 
Association of Canada. This organization was disrupted and 
the Canadian Amateur Hockey League followed. In turn that 
gave way to the Eastern Canada Amateur Hockey League, 
which, in turn, made way far the present organization. Sporting 
politics have been responsible for all these changes. Originally 
the association was made up of Senior and Intermediate clubs. 
The latter grew so strong as to hold the balance of power and 
when this happened the senior clubs broke away and formed a 
close corporation, as strong in its own way as the National 
Base Ball organization. After that membership changed when- 
ever policy dictated it. There does exist in the middle east a 
proud association known as the Junior Hockey Association of 
Canada. This organization is limited to junior clubs and has 



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been in continuous existence for over twenty years, a record to 
be proud of. 

Hockey in the neighboring province is under the sway of the 
Ontario Hockey Association. This is the largest hockey organi- 
zation in Canada, numbering its clubs by the hundreds and its 
individual members by the thousands. For the purposes of this 
organization the province is divided into districts, and the game 
is divided into three grades, senior, intermediate and junior. 
The management of the organization is capable and it is doing 
fine work for the sport in Ontario. 

Further west there is a big league which includes clubs in 
Winnipeg, Kenora, and Brandon, and here hockey assumes its 
highest development west of Toronto. Between this league, 
under various forms, and the middle east some great battles 
have taken place, and a meeting of the east and the west is 
always a memorable occasion. 

To the McGill College and Victoria hockey teams of Montreal the 
game of hockey owes its present state. These two were the first 
regularly organized hockey clubs in the world, the former preceding 
the latter by a very short time. Previous to the formation of the 
above organizations about 1881, teams existed in Montreal and 
Quebec, but the only rule that was well defined was the one which 
demanded that every man should "shinny on his own side." Do 
what you might, play on what you liked or with what you liked — 
and as long as you shinnied on your own side you were within 
the law. 

All kinds of sticks were used, long knotted roots, broom 
handles, clubs, and all kinds of skates were employed, from long, 
dangerous reachers to short, wooden rockers. On each particular 
occasion the captains agreed, before the game, upon the rules 
that they would abide by or disregard, so that the rules that 
governed one match might be null and void for another. The 
puck was a square block of wood, about two cubic inches in size, 
on which a later improvement was the bung of a barrel, tightly 
tied round with cord. Body checking was prohibited, so was 
lifting the puck; if the puck went behind the goal line it had to 
be faced; the referee kept time and decided the games; the goal 



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posts, placed, at times, like ours, facing one another, were also 
fastened in the ice in a row, facing the sides, so that a game 
might be scored from either road, the forward shooting in the 
direction of the side of the rink, instead of toward the end, as 
we do. 

As soon as the Montreal Victorias were organized, the secre- 
tary of that club wrote to every city in Canada for information 
regarding the rules of hockey, but the result was unsatisfactory, 
because he could get none. When, shortly after, the Crystals 
and M. A. A. A. had formed teams, and the Ottawas and Quebecs 
had come into existence, the first successful matches, played 
under a code of rules that had been drawn up and accepted, were 
brought about by the challenge system. The first series of games 
took place during the first winter carnival, in 1884, and was 
played on the cold river rink, and the second during the second 
carnival, in the Victoria rink, "when," as history relates, "the 
players were slightly interfered with by the erection of a large 
ice-grotto the rink." 

In 1887 the challenge system was done away with, and the 
Victorias, Crystals, Montrealers, Quebecs and Ottawas formed 
the Amateur Hockey Association of Canada, which, in the good 
effects that it has produced, constitutes the second epoch in the 
history of the game, because from this date hockey made rapid 
strides in its advancement as a popular, scientific sport. 

The game was first introduced into the United States some 
years ago by a Montrealer, Mr. C. Shearer, who w T as studying in 
the Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore. 

He formed a team among the students of that institution, and 
was successful in inducing the Quebec team, which was the first 
Canadian seven to play across the border, to travel to the Oriole 
city for a series of games. In 1895 the Shamrocks and Montrealers, 
of Montreal, delighted audiences in New York, Washington and 
Baltimore. Since that time the Queen's College team has played 
in Pittsburg, and nearly all of Canada's leading clubs have sent 
their representatives to play in the different American rinks. 

The game in the United States now made rapid strides. Col- 
leges and schools took an interest in the game and organized 



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teams, schedules were drawn up, the public flocked to the rinks 
to see the games, and now it is a most popular winter sport. 

Artificial rinks are found in the principal cities of the country, 
and afford to players a great advantage, as there is never a scarcity 
of ice. They are opened in the autumn and remain open for skat- 
ing until spring; besides, being comparatively warm, spectators 
are not kept away from them, however inclement the weather 
may be. A short time ago almost any Canadian team could 
defeat, with comparative ease, the best seven that could be found 
in the United States. But now a different complexion colors the 
comparison between the clubs, because several teams have arrived 
at such a high degree of science in the game, that the excellence 
of their playing makes them eligible to honorably compete with 
the peers of the game in Canada. Indeed, it seems that the day 
is not far distant when the holders of the highest honors in hockey 
matters will have to look to themselves if they wish to successfully 
defend their laurels against a worthy opponent. 

Hockey was first played in Europe by another Montrealer, Mr. 
George A. Meagher, world's champion figure skater, and author 
of " Lessons in Skating." 

In Paris the first European team was formed, and the gay 
Parisians took most enthusiastically to it. London boasted of the 
second club in Europe, and in less than one season more than 
five teams chased the rubber disc in that city. 

Scotland was the next country to enjoy the game. In the 
artificial ice palace, Sauchiehall street, Glasgow, the first prac- 
tices were held, and so proficient did the canny Scotchmen be- 
come that a game with the team of the Palais de Glace in Paris 
was arranged. A series of six matches was played in one week 
with the French team, and the crowds that witnessed the games 
fairly raised the roof with their clamorous applause. The 
' 'Figaro," the leading newspaper in France, described hockey as 
a game that promised to excel all other sports in Paris in point 
of popularity and ' 'scientific possibilities." 



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THE SCIENCE OF THE GAME 

What is the objective point, the central idea, in the game of 
hockey? To score — to lift, slide, push or knock the puck through 
your opponents' goals. 

A team, and each individual member of a team, should concentrate 
every idea, every thought on this one desire, and each play, each 
move should point to it, as the rays of the sun are converged through 
a glass to the focus. 

That play is vain which does not tend to bring a team, or a mem- 
ber of a team, to a position from which the desired point can be 
gained — a useless move effects the position of a team, throws the 
players out of poise. 

The fancy play, the grand-stand play, is a waste of energy, child- 
ish, worthless. The play that counts, the play that shows the science 
of the man who makes it, is the immediate execution, in the simplest 
manner, of the plan that a player conceives when he considers the 
object of his playing. In other (geometrical) words the shortest dis- 
tance between two points is a straight line, and applied to the science 
of hockey, it means that a player should take the shortest and quick, 
est way of obtaining the desired effect, which, by analysis, is often- 
times the most scientific. 

When it is said that every player of a team should strain nerve and 
muscle to score a goal, the meaning is not that each individual mem- 
ber should strive to do the act himself, but that he should use every 
effort to assist him to score who is in the most advantageous position 
to do so. The selfish desire on the part of even one man to make the 
point oftentimes entails the loss of a match. 

Although by nearing his opponents* defence with the puck a player 
naturally approaches the position from which to shoot, he will invari- 
ably confuse his adversaries more successfully, and often secure for 
himself or his partner a much more desirable vantage ground, by 



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passing the puck to the latter before reaching the cover-point. Indeed, 
if the question of praise be mentioned, there is often more due to the 
player who assists by a clever bit of combination work than to the 
man who scores the game. 

The secret of a team's success is combination play, in other words, 
unselfishness. It means the giving of the puck to a player of one's 
own side who is in a better position to use it than the man who first 
secures the rubber. It is the science of mutual help. As in lacrosse 
and foot ball, it is a "sine qua non." The team that indulges most 
in this scientific play has the less hard work to do and is necessarily 
the freshest when the trying end of the match comes round, because 
combination play minimizes the work in this arduous game. 

As soon as a player secures the puck he should first look for an 
opening and then size up, at a glance, the position of his confreres. 
It is, indeed, a question whether it be not more scientific, more suc- 
cessful to first look for a good opportunity to pass the puck to a part- 
ner, and then, if none such presents itself, to force a clearing. 

It happens that a fast forward can, by his own personal efforts, 
score one, two or perhaps three goals, but toward the close of the 
game he is no longer able to do effective work, because his selfish 
exertions have played him out, and when necessity demands that, 
because of poor assistance from his partners, a good man should 
indulge in individual work, such may be permissible, but the team 
thus handicapped cannot expect to win from a well-balanced aggre- 
gation. 

Combination in hockey is the scientific means to the end at which 
the players aim, viz., the placing of a man of the team that makes the 
play in the best obtainable position to shoot a goal, and should be 
carried on only until that position is attained. 

It is possible lo indulge even too much in combination work, neces- 
sary as it is on most occasions, and thus the virtue maybe turned into 
a vice. It should not be played too freely by men in front of their 
own goals, and as it is merely a means to an end, an over indulgence 
in it is a loss of time, of which hockey is too fast a game to allow. 

In close quarters the puck should be passed to a man's stick, and 
not in a line with his skates. A scientific player, rushing down the 
ice with a partner, will give tLe puck to the latter, not in a direct 



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line with him, unless they are very close together, but to a point 
somewhat in advance, so that he will have to skate up to get it. The 
advantage in this style of passing is that the man who is to receive 
the rubber will not have to wait for it, but may skate on at the same 
rate of speed at which he was going before the puck was crossed and 
proceed in his course without loss of time. 

The puck should be passed in such a manner that it will slide 
along the ice and not "lift," because it is difficult to stop and secure 
the rubber when it comes flying through the air. There are times, of 
course, when a "lifted" pass is necessary; for instance, when the 
line on the ice between the passer and the receiver is obstructed, but 
otherwise the ** sliding" pass is advisable. 

When two "wing" men play combination together in an attack, 
the puck should scarcely ever be passed directly to each other, but 
should be aimed at the cushioned side of the rink, some distance in 
advance of the man, so that he may secure it on the rebound. The 
rink is so wide that it is difficult to pass the puck accurately from one 
side to the other, especially during a rush, so the above means is 
recommended. 

When three or four forwards are making a rush, the puck should 
be held by one of the centre players until the cover-point is reached, 
because in such a play the latter does not know to which man the 
rubber is to be passed, for it may be given to the right or the left 
wing or even to the other centre player, but when, in an attack, a 
wing man has the puck, the cover-point knows that he must neces- 
sarily cross it out to the centre and is prepared for the play. 

When the forwards of a team are operating around their opponents' 
g~>als and cannot get an opening, it is sometimes advisable for them 
to slide the puck to their cover-point if he is well advanced towards 
the middle of the rink, because this will probably coax out the de- 
fence, and the change of positions may create the desired effect. 

One of the most successful, and, perhaps, the most neglected of 
combination plays is the following : when a player secures the puck 
behind or to the side of his opponents' goals, he should, if he has 
time, slide it to his assistant who is in the best position to receive it, 
or, if not, to the side where he knows that one of his men, by a pre- 
concerted, practiced arrangement, awaits it, but he should never send 



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it, with a blind, trust-to-luck shot directly in front of the goals, 
because the point and cover-point should be, and usually are, stationed 
there. This simple play is often attended with great success. To 
guard against this play the defence men and forwards of the attacked 
goals should see that, when the puck is around the goal line, each of 
their opposing forwards is carefully checked. 

Each player should be careful to remain in his own position, and 
in order to acquire the habit of so doing, every man should make it a 
point in each practice, however unimportant, to cling to the particular 
position on the team which he is intended to fill. It is a grievous 
mistake for a wing man to leave his position and play in the centre 
of the ice or on the side to which he does not belong, or for a centre 
player or rover to wander to the wings, because as each man has a 
cover, a check, on whom, in turn he should bestow his attention, he 
gives his opponent, when he leaves his place, an opening that the 
latter should not, and would not have if he were properly watched, 
besides, the forwards and the defence men of an experienced, team 
ought to be able to know where their assistants are or, rather, should 
be by judging from their own positions. When a man strays from his 
own territory, a brilliant combination play may easily be lost through 
his absence from his proper place. 

Each player of a team should occupy his position so unfailingly in 
practice, and the team should indulge in combination work to such an 
extent, that, in a match, a forward ought, at times, to be able to slide 
the puck to an assistant without even having to look to know where 
the latter is. If perfection be aimed at, and it should, the point of 
following up should be so regular, so systematic that this play may 
be successfully indulged in, because, with every man working in his 
position, like so many movements in a clock, a forward with the puck, 
in advance, should know without looking, where each of his partners 
follows. 

The prettiest spectacle afforded by a good hockey match, is the 
rush down the ice, four abreast, of the forwards. This play to a man 
of sporting instincts, verges on the beautiful. 

When four men in a line, racing at lightning speed, approach the 
defence of their opponents, it is then that the goal-keeper of the 
attacked party sees danger signals floating in the air, because the 




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assistance he will receive from his defence men, is, on these occasions, 
problematical. If they crowd in upon him, his view of the play is 
obstructed ; if the cover rushes out he may not use the body-check, 
because he does not know which man will have the puck, and there- 
fore cannot afford to waste time and energy on one who has already 
passed the rubber, or who will do so, and the point man must neces- 
sarily keep his position unless some fumbling occurs. But should the 
forward line advance four abreast ? This is a serious question. 

When such a rush is being made, one slip, one fumble, a fraction 
of a second lost, will throw at least three of the forwards off-side, out 
of play. It is a good deal safer and more satisfactory for one man^ 
say the rover, to follow 7 the three other forwards, slightly in the rear, 
so that if such a slip, such a fumble occurs, he will be close on hand 
to recover the puck, and quickly place his men in play. 

More than two forwards should never be behind their opponents' 
goals at the same time, because it is necessary that some should be ir. 
front, in case the puck should be passed out to them, and, moreover, 
if it be lifted down by their adversaries, they have a chance of stop- 
ping it in a good position to shoot for the goals. 

At least two men should be in front, in order to follow up any 
attack that their opponents might make on their goals. It is surpris- 
ing how much trouble can be caused a forward line by a persistent 
forward who nags at them from behind. He can often break up a 
combination, and create more confusion among them than a defence 
man, because they know what to expect from the latter and are on 
the lookout for him, but find it difficult to deal with a fast man who 
bothers them in this way. It is in this work that a fast ^kater shows 
to advantage. 

Should a forward who has gone down the ice alone attempt to pass 
the cover-point and 1 point of the opposing team, before shooting? 
Yes and no. If the COVOI point is well up towards the middle of the 
rink and the point is nOt too near the goals, let him strain every 
nerve and muscle to dodge them both and then shoot, but if the de- 
fence men are bunched in front of the poles, he should lift without 
trying to pass the cover-point. His shot, in this case, will often prove 
effective, because, having his two assistants directly in front of him, 
obstructing his view of the play, the goal keeper cannot easily stop a 



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low, hard, well directed "puck," besides, he will deprive the cover* 
point of the pleasure of " using his body." 

On approaching the cover-point, a forward, before passing the puck, 
should incline a good deal towards the opposite side to which he is 
going to send it, because in so doing he will force the cover-point to 
leave his place, and thereby create a better clearing for action. 

It is a peculiar fact that defence men, in their positions, are usually 
less apt than forwards to get excited, which might be accounted for 
by this that it is a great deal easier for them to prevent a man from 
scoring than it is for him to score, and, besides, they are in their own 
territory moving at comparative ease, whilst the rushing forward tears 
down at full speed and has time enough only to think of how he may 
pass the puck or how elude the cover-point. The forward player has 
more to think of, more to do in order to score, than the defence men 
have in preventing him. 

It is in the attack on goals that a forward's coolness will assist him. 
For a man to know what to do, when he is near his opponents' de- 
fence, requires thought. The ever-varying changes in conditions and 
positions prevents a man from having any set line of action in an 
attack. Every rush is confronted by a different combination of cir- 
cumstances, and a forward must know, on each separate occasion, the 
play that is best calculated to effect the desired result. This knowl- 
edge is the attribute of an experienced player and must go hand in 
hand with coolness. Practice teaches a man what to do, coolness 
enables him to do it. 

It is singular, but remarkably true, that a forward who could not 
win even a 4 ' green " skating race, can excel as a lightning hockey 
player. It is one of the ingenious paradoxes of the game, that cannot 
be explained. A man who can beat another in a race is not neces- 
sarily a faster forward than that man. Examples on every team 
prove the contention. Perhaps the possession of the puck, the excite- 
ment of the game, the attraction that an assistant has when skating 
near him, gives to the man who may not claim distinction ai a racer, 
a power, a speed, that a simple race cannot make him exercise ; per- 
haps the superior science of a player who cannot skate as well as 
another, may enable him to surpass that man in general speed, by 
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for th« great efforts that occur at different stages of the game. 

When a forward skates down the rink near the side, his easiest way 
of dodging an opponent is by caroming the puck against the boards, 
which act as a cushion, passing his man on the outside, and recover- 
ing the puck which bounces out to meet him. In this play the puck 
should invariably be lifted, because the dodge is expected, and if the 
puck slides along the ice to the side it may often be easily stopped. 

When a forward, rushing down the ice, is well followed by another 
of his side, he should not try to dodge the cover-point, but should 
draw out that man by inclining to the side, and pass the puck to his 
partner, taking care to then place himself in the best possible position 
to receive it back, if the latter cannot shoot. 

A man should check his opponents' stick heavily, as a gentle stroke, 
an easy check, has seldom any effect. 

Experiences teaches that in a low, bent position, a man can get up 
speed a good deal quicker than when he keeps his body upright, and. 
moreover, he is less liable when skating thus, to suffer from the body 
check of an opponent. 

A body check means the striking of a man with your hip or shoulder 
in order to cause him to stop or even fall. The most effective check 
of this kind is striking a man with the hip, upon his hip, because this 
is more or less the centre of gravity in a human being, and a good, 
solid weight catching a person in this spot, especially when that per- 
son is balancing on his skates or rushing up the ice, seldom fails in 
the desired result. The forward player who indulges in body-check- 
ing makes a fatal mistake, for although he may gain a momentary 
advantage, he wastes so much energy in the act, that in the long run 
he is a heavy loser. This is an incontrovertible fact, the testimony 
any forward will bear out the statement. He should avoid body- 
checking with even greater care than he should being checked, 
because the former requires a great effort, and the latter only seldom 
injures the man who is encountered. A defence man, however, who 
has but few rushes up the ice, can afford to enjoy the pleasure of 
14 throwing " himself at an opponent, and often to great advantage. 
He is in a good position to catch his adversary 44 on the hip," especi- 
ally when the latter is 44 on the wing," as it were, and can thus often 
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not so "striking." when the object of it steadies himself in as low a 
position as possible, while the man who is using the play attains his 
end better by catching his opponent, as stated above, in the centre of 
his weight, or higher, when the latter is not steadily placed. This 
practice of body checking is permissible, and, to a certain degree, 
scientific, but it is questionable whether it be not a less noble way of 
overcoming a dangerous opponent, than by expert stick handling, or 
by some gentler means. It cannot be said to be directly in accord- 
ance with the strictest, the highest sense of polished, fair, scientific 
play. It certainly is a feat, difficult of accomplishment, to stop a 
man who is rushing towards you with the speed of an express train, 
and upset him without the slightest injury to yourself, but is this the 
fairest way of defending your flags ? It savors too much of roughness, 
and can be the cause of a serious accident, because a fall on the ice, 
at any time is usually painful and dangerous enough, without any ad- 
ditional impetus from without. If it is allowable, it is most unfair to 
" body " a man into the side of the rink. 

Among some of the senior teams the practice of interference is 
becoming prominent, and should be severely checked, because it is 
an unfailing cause of unnecessary roughness. No player, however 
mild, who is rushing down the ice to secure an advantageous position, 
will allow himself to be deliberately interrupted, stopped by an oppo- 
nent who has not, and should not have the right to oppose his course, 
without picking a bone or two with him. Another innovation that is 
calculated to injure the game, is mass plays. This rupture of the 
rules was conspicuous among certain teams last year. It might be 
hard to imagine or detect such a thing in hockey, but it, nevertheless, 
occurs. It is practically, "concentrated interference," in technical 
terms, and, as in foot ball, is used by the team which attempts to 
score, a point which distinguishes it from simple interference as used 
by an attacked team to prevent scoring. To be properly carried out 
it involves the disregard for the rule regulating on-side movements, 
and is therefore, though difficult to detect, a breach of the same. 
The teams in cities where the practice of interference in foot ball is 
more popular, are the most given to this play. 

It is essential that the two centre men and the right wing should be 
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because the chances of scoring in either ways are about equal. As for 
the left wing, he is called upon so seldom to shoot from the right, 
that is presuming that he holds his stick correctly, with the blade to 
his left side, that it is not so important for him. 

The most dangerous, successful lift for the goal, is raising the puck 
about to the level of the knee. This height is too great to allow the 
goaler's stick to be of any use, and is not high enough to be stopped 
by his bulky body. 

The lift is not obtained by strength, but by knack and a good stick. 
Of course the more strength there is in the act of lifting the greater 
will be the velocity of the shot. But strength minus knack is not so 
successful as knack minus strength. 

To lift the puck, the edge of the blade of the hockey stick must 
touch the puck lower than half its thickness, and the practiced "twist 
of the wrist " accomplishes the rest. This form of ridding yourself 
of the rubber is most important, because by a lift the puck travels 
farther and faster than it would along the ice, which gets cut up soon 
after the opening of a match, besides, it is much harder for an oppo- 
nent to stop a lift than an ordinary sliding puck. 

It is a mistake to lose courage because your opponents score the 
first three or four goals. 

Do not begin to play roughly because you are losing ; and do not 
purposely and ostentatiously avoid scoring against a team that has 
already lost, because even if a bad beating does discourage them they 
would rather suffer it than be humiliated by any such show of pity. 

Do not imagine that after winning r. few games the match is won, 
because «■ accidents " occur, and do not dream of laurel wreathes and 
championships on account of your success in the opening of the series. 

Attend every practice but do not become overtrained. 

A man should not lose his temper because he suffers a sore knock, 
A display of "fireworks" is often the cause of an undesirable rest 
among the spectators. 

Do not question the decision of the umpire or referee. Let youx 
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THE TEAM 

The hockey team is composed of seven players, each of whom has 
his own, distinct position to fill, and the success that attends a well 
balanced aggregation, depends a great deal upon the systematic way 
in which these positions are looked after. 

Each man has his particular place to fill, his own work to do, and 
each position on the team, from the goal-minder's to that of the 
centre forward, differing essentially from the others in the duties 
that it entails, calls for work that may not be used in any other. 

I.— THE GOAL-MINDER. 

Of all the responsible positions on a team, that of the goal-minder 
is perhaps the most difficult satisfactorily to fill. It is so hard to stop 
a strong, well-directed shot, and so many of them pour in during the 
course of a match, that in the exercise of his work, even though it 
occurs only periodically, the goaler is called upon to use the greatest 
skill and coolness. A forward may miss a good chance to score, and 
the effect is only negative ; a point or cover-point man may make a 
mistake, but there is usually an assistant around to help him ; but 
when the goal minder makes a blunder, the whistle is blown and a 
point is placed to the credit of his opponents. 

Mr. F. S. Stocking, goal-keeper of the Quebec team, and generally 
recognized throughout Canada as the peer of his position, has kindly 
contributed the following hints on goal-minding : 

«« Goal-keeping is one of the easiest and at the same time one of 
the most difficult positions to fill successfully on the team. 

"It is simple because it is not altogether essential to be an expert 
skater or stick handler It is difficult because it requires a quick and 
true eye together with agility of motion and good judgment. 

"Besides keeping his eye on the puck, he must have a good idea 
where his opponents are placed so as to be prepared 4o stop a shot 
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"I am of the opinion that the goaler should only leave his goal 
under the following conditions : — First, when he is quite sure that he 
can reach the puck before an opponent, and when none of his own 
team are near enough to secure it instead ; secondly; when one of the 
attacking side has succeeded in passing the defence and is coming in 
(unsupported) towards the goal, then the goaler, judging the time 
well, may skate out to meet him, being careful that he is directly in 
line between the shooter and goal, This sudden movement surprises 
the man and he is liable to shoot the puck inaccurately or against the 
goaler's body. 

44 In stopping the puck, the feet, limbs, body and hands are all 
used according to the nature of the shot. The stick is used to clear 
the puck from the goals after stop has been made, but rarely to make 
the stop. 

" Some goalers use the hands much more frequently than others 
and make splendid stops in this way. But this depends on the in- 
dividual's handiness, those accustomed to play base ball and cricket 
excelling. 

"The most difficult shot to stop results from a quick pass in front 
of goals at the height of about one foot off the ice. 

"Goalers should use a good broad bladed skate, not too sharp, so 
as to allow easy change of position from one side to the other of the 
goal. He should dress warmly and protect his body and limbs with 
the usual pads which at the same time help to fill up the goal. 

"He must not get 'rattled ' by the spectators and never lose con- 
fidence in himself." 

Many a goal is scored by an easy, lazy, slide, or by a long lift, 
when the goaler is not expecting danger, therefore the man in this 
position should be careful to follow the movements of the puck even 
when it is at the other end of the rink, and cautious in stopping the 
easiest shot, because "there's many a slip." Nothing should fluster 
a goal keeper, nothing discourage him. If one of his opposing for- 
wards dodges every one of his opponents, and has a clear, dangerous 
opening for the goals, even then let the goaler retain his self-posses- 
sion and confidence, because, nine times out of ten, the forward who 
is making the attack is more excited over the peculiar circumstances 
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less accurately than he would under less favorable conditions. It is 
a mistake for a goal-minder to imagine that he is not doing his duty 
because three or four or more points have been scored against him, 
because the fault may, and very often does, rest upon the poor sssist- 
ance he receives from his defence and forwards. 

He should insist upon his defence men keeping at a reasonable 
distance from the goals, but if they do crowd in upon him, he should 
crouch down as low as the law allows and carefully watch the puck. 

When the play is to his left, he should incline to that side in his 
goals, touching the pole with his leg and his side, and, if to the right, 
vice versa, but when it is directly in front, let him be right in the 
centre of his goal, occupying as much space as possible. He should 
never rely upon his assistants to stop any shot, but should always be 
prepared for an emergency. As soon as he stops the puck he should 
clear to the side, not waiting to be attacked, or if he has plenty of 
time, lift it towards his opponents' goals, although it is advisable to 
give it to one of his defence men to deal with, because, through prac- 
tice, they can usually lift better than he, and, besides, are in a 
position to start a rush by passing it to their forwards. 

A poor skater who is a good goal-minder would be a better goal- 
minder if he were a good skater. His skates should be made in such 
a manner, or fastened with straps in such a way, that the puck may 
not pass between the plate and the blade, and his stick should be 
short in the handle so that he may manage it easily when the puck is 
near his skates. 

II.— THE POINT. 

Mr. " Mike " Grant, the best known player in Canada, captain for 
years of the erstwhile invincible Victorias, in speaking on general 
defence work, says : — 

*• The defence of a successful team must necessarily be as pro- 
portionately strong as the forward line. Although their territory, 
their sphere of action, is more limited than that of their forwards, the 
defence men have work to do that is, in its effect, as important as 
the rushes of the latter. 

'* The goal-keeper should consider that he is enclosed in a magic 
circle, and should scarcely ever leave his position, but if he does he 
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his defence to stop the puck. The point and cover-point should play 
as if they were one man in two positions. The position of the point 
should be determined by that of the cover-point. If the cover-point 
is on one side, the point should be on the other to such an extent 
only, though, that each may have an equally good view of the play, 
and that a forward who advances toward their goals will have two 
distinct men to pass, instead of two men, one directly and close, 
behind the other, 

" When two forwards approach their goals, the cover-point should 
devote his attention to the man who has the puck and block him as 
well as he may, and the point should advance slightly to meet the 
other, and, incidentally, to intercept any pass tha<f may be attempted. 

" During a tussle behind or to the side of the goals, the point and 
cover-point should never leave their positions vacant. If the one 
leaves his place the other should remain in front, but never should 
both be away, because the absence of these two men from their proper 
positions is the cause of more games being lost, than any other fault 
they may commit. 

44 The position of the point man is essentially defensive. The dis- 
tance between him and the goaler is determined by the proximity of 
the play. He should not stray too far from his place, because often- 
times he is practically a second goal-minder, able, through the practice 
that his position gives him, to stop almost equally well as the latter, 
but although he should remain close to his goal-keeper, he should 
never obstruct that man's view of the puck. Whenever it becomes 
necessary for the goaler to leave his place, it is the duty of the point 
man immediately to fill it, and remain there until the latter returns. 

"He should, as a rule, avoid rushing up the ice, but if he has a 
good opening for such a play he should give the puck to one of his 
forwards on the first opportunity and then hasten back to his position, 
which has been occupied in the interim by the cover-point. 

44 When it is absolutely necessary, combination play may be carried 
on by the point and cover-point in front of goals, but only with the 
greatest care. 

44 When three or four forwards skate down together it ^is advisable 
for the defence men to retire towards their goals and block them un- 
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45 The defence men should not allow themselves to be coaxed, drawn 
out, by their opponents. 

41 A lifting competition between the defence men of the opposing 
teams is fatiguing to the forwards, and very tiresome to look at. 

"The position of the cover-point is the best adapted for the cap- 
taining of a team, because a man in this place is in touch with the 
defence and the forward players." 

III.— THE COVER-POINT. 

Mr. Hugh Baird, captain and cover-point of the Montreal Hockey 
team, contributes the following in connection with the position, in 
which he has risen to such high distinction : 

44 The cover-point is a combination of a defence man and a forward, 
and is allowed, in virtue of the fact, more latitude with respect to 
leaving his position than any man on the team, except the rover. 

"In his capacity of a defence player he should linger arouud his 
goals as long as the puck is near, and be very careful when he secures 
it in front of the poles. When the play is at the other end of the 
rink, the cover-point should advance to about the middle, so that 
when the puck is lifted down he may return it without loss of time, 
in order to keep the game centered around his opponents' goals and 
to save his forv/ards the trouble of skating up to him so that they 
may again * get into play.' It is by playing far up under these cir- 
cumstances that a clever cover-point can shine to the advantage of 
his team. If he has a good opening, he should shoot well for the 
goals, but if he has not he should, as I have said, return the puck 
instantaneously. 

4 'When in this position, far from his goals, a cover-point is sud- 
denly confronted by an opposing forward who rushes down the ice, he 
should skate towards his defence, watching that man and gradually 
closing in upon him. 

44 1 am an advocate of legitimate body-checking, and consider that 
the most successful way of stopping a man who approaches alone is 
by blocking him — obstructing his course in any way that does not 
violate Section 8. It requires less effort and is less dangerous to 
block an opponent than to 4 body ' him. 

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to pass the cover-point by first feinting to the left, then dodging to 
the right. If this be remembered, the cover-point will not bother 
about that feint to the left, which is to his right, but will almost inva- 
riably expect to be passed on his left, or the forward's right, and will 
act accordingly. 

"He should be as careful to prevent a forward player who is ad- 
vancing towards him from sliding the puck between his feet, a com- 
mon and successful dodge, which, however, in its execution requires 
a good deal of confidence on the part of the man who attempts it. 

44 The puck should be stopped, from a lift, by the hand, and in such 
a way that it will drop * dead ' and not bound forward. 

44 In lifting the puck, attention should be given to direct it so that 
it shall not be sent to an opponent, but to the side or to an opening, 
in order to enable the forwards to follow it up and block the return. 

44 It is advisable for the defence to be so placed that if the cover- 
point is directly in front of the goal-minder the point will be either 
to the left or right, between the two, because they will thus all have 
a clear view of the play. On no occasion should the three defence 
men be in Indian file — one directly in front of the other. 

44 A cover-point, in lifting the puck, should be guided by the posi- 
tions of his players. If they are around his opponents' defence, he 
should quickly lift the puck in their direction, in order to keep the 
play in that territory. In this case he should lift, and not dribble or 
slide the puck, because a lift is more difficult for his adversaries to 
secure. If his forwards are around his own defence and he is forced 
clear, he should shoot the puck in such a direction that will cause his 
opponents the most trouble to recover it, thus enabling his forwards 
to follow up with a chance of securing the return. 

44 When the cover-point secures the puck, and only a short distance 
exists between himself and his forwards, he should advance, pass the 
puck to them and bring them all into play, then return to his post. 

44 He should attempt an individual rush only when an exceptional 
opportunity offers itself. In the early part of a match the cover- 
point should not leave his position more than is absolutely necessary, 
but towards the end, when his opposing forwards are played out he 
may assume, to great advantage, a decidedly offensive position. 

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forward's. It should be long in the handle, in order to increase a 
man's reach, and the blade should taper, becoming thinner towards 
the end, which aids in raising the puck. His dress and skates are 
the same as used by the forwards." 

IV.— THE FORWARD. 

Mr. Harry Trihey, of the Shamrock Hockey Team, and perhaps 
the most effective forward player in the game, gives the following as 
his opinion regarding forward playing : 

" The essentials of a forward are science, speed, coolness, endur- 
ance and stick-handling, which embraces shooting, and the success 
of a forward line is combination play. Science and speed are exer- 
cised at all times during the game ; coolness is essential, especially 
when a forward is near his opponents' goals ; endurance is taxed in 
the second half of the match, and stick-handling is a necessary qua- 
lity whenever the player has the puck. 

" The centre player, the right and the left wing men must stick 
closely to their positions, but the rover, as his name indicates, may 
use his judgment as to what particular place is most in need of extra 
help. If the defence be weak or crippled, the rover should lend his 
aid to that part of the team when he is not absolutely needed by the 
forwards, but he should also follow up every rush that is made by the 
latter. He should be the busiest man on the team, because, as a for- 
ward, he must attack, and follow up every attack on his opponents' 
goals ; he should also be the particular player to return to help his 
own defence against every rush by his adversaries. 

44 It is necessary that a forward should be in the * pink of condition,' 
and that he should take great care of himself in practice, because 
even the slightest injury will proportionately lessen his usefulness. 
Besides the ordinary training, it is advisable to diet, in order to get 
into the proper condition. * Early to bed, early to rise,' should be a 
player's maxim, because sleep before midnight is much more beneficial 
than it is after that time. 

" Dodging depends upon the ingenuity of a player, and no rule can 
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must be adapted to the circumstances of his own and his opponents' 
positions. 

44 To resist a body-check a player should take care to make himself 
as solid on the ice as he can, but at the same time allowing the upper 
part of his body to remain limber, so that the shock may not be so 
strongly felt. When advancing towards a man who, he knows, is 
going to body-check him, a player should, on meeting him, slide the 
puck forward to such a place, and in such a manner, that after the 
encounter, he may have a better chance of recovering it. I think, 
however, that a clever forward can nearly always avoid a body-check, 
because, advancing at a high rate of speed, he has the advantage over 
an opponent who awaits him. The forward should never body-check, 
because this exhausts his strength. 

"The most successful shot for the goals is a lift which raises the 
puck only as high as the goal-minder's knee. A player should accus- 
tom himself to shoot from both sides. 

44 Most goals are scored on a rush, not from a scrimmage, and for 
this reason it is advisable not to lose too much energy in tussling for 
the puck behind the goal-line. 

44 It is a mistake to attempt to score a game when too far removed 
from the goals, or at too great an angle to the side. 

44 The forwards should be careful not to 4 bunch/ not to crowd 
around the puck, which can be avoided if each man plays in his own 
position. 

44 A forward's dress and skates should be light. 

4 • His stick should be strong, light and not too flexible, having a 
long blade and handle, which will increase his reach. It should be 
made of second growth ash, which is the most serviceable wood, be- 
cause it combines strength with lightness, and does not, like most 
other woods, absorb the water which frequently appears on the ice. 
When a player gets a stick that suits him, he should carefully note its 
particular points, so that when that one breaks, he may secure others 
of the same shape. A player should use the stick that he him- 
self prefers, and should not be guided by the choice of others, 
although, of course, he should always look for an improvement of his 
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THE REFEREE. 

In describing the qualifications and duties of a referee, Mr Gordon 
Lewis, of the Montreal Victorias, whose efficient services in this 
position make him a competent judge on the subject, has this to say : 

«« The man who accepts this important position should, above all, 
have a thorough knowledge of the rules of the game, because, in his 
capacity of referee, he must judge the play and carefully guard against 
any infringement of the rules. His decision is final, his authority 
supreme, and although he should listen attentively to any objection 
that a captain of a team may have to his ruling, he must judge 
conscientiously according to his own interpretation of the rules. A 
referee should never argue with a player, because the captain is the 
only man on the team who is entitled to raise an objection. It is my 
opinion that a referee cannot very well be too strict. It is his duty, 
it is to the interest of the game, to exact that the game be played 
according to the rules. 

«* He should follow the play from one end of the rink to the other, 
keeping in the centre, when the puck is near the side, and vice versa, but 
always near enough to follow it well, without ever obstructing the way. 

"He should be strictly impartial, and should be guided, in his de- 
cisions only by stern justice ; besides, he should be careful that the 
crowd does not in any way influence him. Even a losing team should 
be allowed no advantage, however slight. 

•* Before the match begins, the referee ought to warn the players 
against rough and foul play — and afterwards deal out his punishment 
to an offender commensurately with the grievousness of the foul. 

*« Loafing off-side should be strictly dealt with, as also should de- 
liberate rough play. A referee in enforcing the rules should give his 
decision only after careful consideration, but then he should remain 
firm, obdurate, unless, perhaps, he plainly sees that he has made a 
mistake, which even a referee may do, in which case it might be well 
for him to reverse his ruling. 

»• If the two centre men will not face correctly, let them be changed, 
and if the next couple are bothersome, they should be ruled off. 

11 If the referee sees evidence of unfairness on the part of the urr»' 
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"As a general rule, the referee should be very strict on the * off- 
side ' question, but I think that in the ease, where the off-side is a 
matter of only a few inches, and the play is not in the vicinity of the 
goals, a little leniency in this respect will make the game more inter- 
esting." 



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AMERICAN AMATEUR HCCKEY LEAGUE 

RAPID ADVANCES OF GAME HAS MADE IT A 
NATIONAL PASTIME. 

The great game of hockey has made such rapid strides in the 
United States in the last few years that it has now become looked 
on as one of our national pastimes. Like all other games, hockey 
has made its most beneficial advances while under regularly or- 
ganized direction. The game is primarily one for amateurs, al- 
though in some parts of the country professionalism of a more 
or less marked degree has taken root from time to time. The 
game as conducted by the American Amateur Hockey League 
is pleasingly free from evidences of professionalism, and this 
organization it is that is responsible for the healthful growth of 
hockey, particularly in the eastern part of the United States. 

The American Amateur LIcckey League was formed in 1896, 
and many of the men who aided in its inception had won repute 
as patrons of the sport during several years preceding that 
date. 

The clubs originally forming the Hockey League were the New 
York Athletic Club, Crescent Athletic Club of Brooklyn, the St. 
Nicholas Skating Club of New York, and the Brooklyn Skating 
Club. Bartow S. Weeks was elected the first president and Carroll 
Post was made vice-president. 

During the season of 1896-97 the New York Athletic Club seven 
displayed the best form and won the championship. 

During the season of 1897-98 the Hockey Club was admitted, 
as also was the Montclair Hockey Club. In 1897-98 the New York 
A. C. team again won the championship. 

Throughout the next season, 1898-99, the Crescent Athletic Club 
remained in the league, but its team did not participate in the 
matches. The Brooklyn Skating Club captured the championship 
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During the next season, that of 189971900, the Crescent Athletic 
Club re-entered the game with redoubled energy, and won the 
championship of the league. Montclair had no team entered in 
the game, but nevertheless retained its membership, as the Cres- 
cents had done during the season before. In place of the Mont- 
clair seven, the team of the New York Naval Reserves was ad- 
mitted. 

The Naval Reserves retired in the following season, that of 
1900-01. The Quaker City team of Philadelphia was admitted 
to the league. The home games of that club were played in the 
Ice Palace rink. The Quakers remained in the league one year, 
finishing last. During this season the Crescents again captured 
the championship by winning eight games and losing two. The 
seven of the New York A. C. finished second. 

In the next two seasons, that of 1901-02 and that of 1902-03, 
the Crescents were also victorious. No new teams were admitted 
during these two seasons, nor were any dropped. 

Dissatisfaction arose among hockey players of the New York 
Athletic Club and in the season of 1903-04 certain players of the 
Mercury Foot organization transferred their allegiance to the St. 
Nicholas Skating Club, It happened that some of the directors 
of the St. Nicholas Skating Club were also prominent officials 
in the New York Athletic Club and consequently they objected 
to the presence of the New T York Athletic Club men on the St. 
Nicholas team. Consequently they, these men from the New York 
Athletic Club and various members of the St. Nicholas Club, 
cut loose from the last-named organization and formed a new 
hockey club. To this hockey club was given the name "Wan- 
derers. 

Through the action of the men who became the Wanderers the 
St. Nicholas Skating Club lost men on whom it placed much 
dependence and consequently the club went without a team dur- 
ing this season. Throughout the season, however, the St. Nicholas 
Club retained its membership in the league. The Wanderers 
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The St. Nicholas Hockey Club was reorganized last season to 
take the place of the Wanderers and won the championship. 

Before the American Amateur Hockey League was formed 
the game was played by many able skate manipulators on 
McClane's Pond, about a mile above Van Cortlandt Park Many 
games were played there in the early 90' s. The Montclair team 
came over from New Jersey to play, and a team from Baltimore 
frequently journeyed there. The New York Hockey Club, the 
St. Nicholas Skating Club, and the Metropolians were prom- 
inent New York organizations. Later the New York Athletic 
Club adopted the entire New York Hockey Club team and 
started a hockey seven for the purpose of playing the St. 
Nicholas team. The Metropolitans and the New York Hockey 
Club afterwards amalgamated and became the Hockey Club of 
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CONSTITUTION 

OF THE 

AMERICAN AMATEUR HOCKEY 
LEAGUE 



ARTICLE I. 

The name of this organization shall be "The American Amateur 
Hockey League.'' 

ARTICLE II. 

Its object shall be to improve, foster and perpetuate the game 
of Hockey in the United States; protect it from professionalism; 
and to promote the cultivation of kindly feeling among the mem- 
bers of Hockey Clubs. 

ARTICLE III. 

Section i. Its officers shall be a President, a Vice-President, 
a Secretary-Treasurer, and an Executive Committee not exceed- 
ing four, to be elected annually by ballot, who shall be entitled 
to vote the same as delegates by virtue of their office. They shall 
hold office until their successors are appointed. Xo Club shall 
be allowed to have more than one representative as an officer or 
member of the Executive Committee of this League. 

Sec. 2. Any vacancy occurring in the Executive Committee may 
be filled at a regular meeting of the said Committee. 

Sec 3. All officers shall be ex-officio members of the Execu- 
tive Committee. 

Sec. 4. Two members of the Executive Committee shall be 
appointed by the Executive to be a Special Committee, which 
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ARTICLE IV. 

Section i. The President shall preside at all meetings of the 
Association and Executive. He shall have a vote in the election 
of officers and the admission of new Clubs, and the casting vote 
in a tie. He shall call special meetings of this League whenever 
he deems them necessary, or when requested in writing to do so 
by any two Clubs in the Association, who shall specify their 
reasons for desiring such meeting. 

Sec. 2. The Vice-President shall perform the duties of the 
President in his absence. 

Sec. 3. The Secretary-Treasurer shall keep an accurate rec- 
ord of the proceedings of the League and the Executive Commit- 
tee, a register of the clubs in the League, and the names of 
office bearers, and the address of the Club Secretary. He shall 
conduct all correspondence of the League and the Executive, 
keep a record of the decisions of the latter on all points of ap- 
peal, protest and complaint. He shall notify all officers and 
clubs of their election, issue all notices of meetings, keep a 
correct account of moneys received and disbursed by him and 
report to the League. He shall bank all funds in trust. 

Sec. 4. The Executive Committee shall view and decide upon 
all business submitted to them and shall generally manage the 
Association ; provided, however, that nothing herein contained 
shall give the Executive Committee jurisdiction over matters 
coming within the scope of the Governing Committee,, unless 
same come before the Executive Committee in appeal. 

Sec. 5. The Governing Committee shall hear all appeals, pro- 
tests and complaints, and decide all questions, arising during the 
championship season, relative to the eligibility of players, dis- 
putes between contesting clubs or teams, appeals against rulings 
of match officers or otherwise, and generally take full charge, 
control and management of the championship games and all club 
members of this League. 

ARTICLE V. 

Section i. The convention shall be composed of two dele- 



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gates from the several Amateur Hockey Clubs in the United 
States, which have been duly admitted to membership, each 
delegate shall have one vote- 

Sec. 2. Delegates must be in good standing in the Club they 
represent. 

Sec 3= No delegates shall be admitted to the convention unless 
he shall have filed with the Secretary a certificate of his appoint- 
ment signed by the President and Secretary of the Club he 
represents. 

ARTICLE VI. 

Section i. Clubs in this League must be composed exclusively 
of Amateurs. 

DEFINITION OF AN AMATEUR. 

Sec. 2. An Amateur is one who has never competed for a 
money prize or staked bet, or with or against a professional for 
any prize, or who has never taught, pursued, or assisted in the 
practice of athletic exercise as a means of obtaining a livelihood ; 
or who has never entered any competition under a name other 
than his own. 

Sec- 3. The Amateur rule of the A. A. U. is adopted by this 
League and embodied in this Constitution. 

Sec. 4. Xo club shall be admitted to membership in this 
League unless it adopts in its Constitution the words or senti- 
ments in this article. 

ARTICLE VII. 

Section i. Any Hockey club desiring to join this League shall 
send to the Secretary an application for membership, not later 
than November 1st, also as many copies of its Constitution and 
By-Laws as there are clubs in the League, a list of its officers, 
and number of members, together with membership fee as pre- 
scribed in Article VIII. 

ARTICLE VIII. 
Section i. The annual fee for each club member of this 



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League shall be $10.00, payable when applications for member- 
ship in the League is made and at each annual meeting thereafter. 

Sec. 2. Any club whose fee shall remain unpaid later than 
January 1st in any year shall not be entitled to representation 
or to vote at any meeting ; nor be represented by any team in 
the Championship series ; and shall be considered to have for- 
feited all right to membership in this League. 

ARTICLE IX. 

Section i. Any club wishing to make an appeal, protest or 
complaint to the Governing Committee, must within three days 
from the time at which the cause of complaint, appeal or protest 
occurred, submit to the Governing Committee in writing (in du- 
plicate), a full and detailed account of the matter in appeal, 
protest or complaint signed by the President and Secretary of the 
complainant club. All such appeals, protests or complaints shall 
be accompanied by the sworn statements of all witnesses in sup- 
port thereof. Such complaint shall be mailed postage prepaid 
by registered letter to the Chairman of the Governing Committet, 
who shall within one day of receipt of same, mail one copy there- 
of in like manner to the Secretary of the club' complained against. 
Within three days of the receipt of any such appeal, protest o: 
complaint, the answer of the responding club must be in the 
hands of the chairman of the Governing Committee duly signed 
by the President and Secretary of such club, accompanied also 
by the sworn statement of all witnesses to be used in reply to 
such appeal, protest or complaint. A failure to make appeal, 
protest or complaint, or to answer as hereinbefore provided, shall 
finally and absolutely debar the defaulting club of a hearing. 

Sec 2. The Governing Committee shall at once meet and 
consider the appeal, protest or complaint and within three days 
after receipt of reply render its decision in the premises and 
forthwith notify both clubs by registered letter as above pro- 
vided. Such decision shall in all cases be final, and without ap- 
peal, except as hereinafter provided. 

Sec 3. Any club wishing to appeal from the decision of the 
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cision as provided in Section 2 of this article, take appeal to the 
Executive Committee, in the following manner : 

The club so desiring to appeal shall at the same time furnish 
the Secretary of the Association with two copies of its appeal, 
protest or complaint (with sworn statements of its witnesses) 
signed by the President and Secretary of such club, and shall 
deposit with him the sum of $25x0. 

Upon these conditions being complied with, the Secretary of 
the Association shall immediately forward one copy to the club 
complained against, which shall within three days make reply 
to such appeal, protest or complaint, and submit sworn state- 
ments of its witnesses. The Secretary of the Association shall 
then call a meeting of the Executive to be held within three 
days, stating the object of such meeting. 

Both clubs shall submit their briefs of evidence at this meet- 
ing and the decision of the Executive on a two-thirds vote of 
those present on the hearing of the appeal, protest or complaint 
shall be final. If the decision be in favor of the complaining 
club, the deposit of $25 shall forthwith be returned, but if the 
decision be adverse, the deposit shall be forfeited to the League. 

Sec. 4. The Executive on motion may direct both clubs to ap- 
pear with their witnesses for examination orally by the Execu- 
tive, or any such appeal. 

ARTICLE X. 

Section i. The League may suspend or expel any player or 
any Club for notorious or continued foul play or unfair conduct, 
or for any persistent infringement of the laws of the game or the 
rules of the League. 

Sec. 2. Any player or any Club so suspended may be read- 
mitted by making an ample official apology, in writing, to the 
Executive Committee and promising future compliance with the 
Constitution and By-Laws of the League. 

ARTICLE XL 

Section i. The League shall hold its annual Convention on 
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Sec. 2. Clubs shall be notified of time and place of meeting 
at least two weeks previously. 

ARTICLE XII. 

Section i. No amendment or alteration shall be made in any 
part of the Constitution, except at the annual Convention of the 
League and by a three-fourths vote of the members present. 
Notice of and full particulars of any proposed alterations or 
amendment must be made to the Secretary of the League, in 
writing, and by him communicated to the Clubs in its member- 
ship, in writing, at least two weeks before it can be voted upon. 
When notice of alteration or amendment has been given, as 
above, both the notice and amendment thereto may be voted 
upon at the Annual Convention. 

Sec. 2. Eight delegates shall form a quorum at the Annual 
Convention. 

Sec. 3. The League shall have the privilege of limiting the 
number of Clubs in the League. 



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AMERICAN AMATEUR HOCKEY LEAGUE 

LAWS OF HOCKEY. 

Section i. The game of Hockey shall be played on ice by 
two teams, the players of which shall all be on skates. Its object 
shall be the lawful scoring of goals. The team scoring the 
greater number of goals during the playing period shall be de- 
clared the winner. 

RINK. 

Sec. 2. A hockey rink shall be at least 112 by 58 feet. 
The imaginary lines at the two ends of the rink shall be termed 
the goal lines. The two sides of the rink shall be known as 
the side lines. 

GOALS. 

Sec, 3. A goal shall be placed midway on each goal line, and 
shall consist of a goal net supported by two upright posts 4 
feet in height, placed 6 feet apart, and at least 10 and not more 
than 15 feet from the edge of the ice. The goal posts must be 
firmly fixed to the ice. 

Note. — In the event of a goal post or net being broken or 
displaced, the referee shall at once stop the game and not allow 
play to be resumed until after the damage is repaired. 

POSITIONS. 

Sec. 4. There shall not be more than seven players on a hockey 
team. These players shall fill the position of goal, point, cover 
point and forwards, respectively. The goal position shall be the 
one that is directly in front of the goal. At no period during 
the play shall any player who fills this position, lie, kneel, or sit 
upon the ice. He must also always maintain a standing posi- 
tion. The point position is the one that is directly in front 
of the goal position. The cover point position is the one directly 
in front of the point position. The four forward positions shall 
be known as the left wing, the right wing, the center and the 
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ends of the forward line. The center position is the one mid- 
way on the forward line, and it shall be the duty of the player 
who fills this position to face the puck. The rover position is 
between the cover point and the center positions. 

Note. — It is to be understood that the positions herein named 
are the ones that the players are supposed to till when the 
teams face off in the center of the ice. 

STICKS. 

Sec. 5. A hockey stick shall not be more than three inches 
wide at any part and not more than thirteen inches long at the 
M ade. It shall be made entirely of wood. Tape binding is per- 
missible, however. Each player shall carry a hockey stick in his 
hand, and shall be considered out of the play the moment he 
violates this rule. 

SKATES. 

Sec. 6. No player shall wear skates that are pointed or 
sharpened in such a manner as to be unnecessarily dangerous 
to other players. The referee shall be the judge, and shall re- 
fuse to allow a player to use such skates. 

PUCK. 

Sec. 7. A puck shall be made of vulcanized rubber one inch 
thick throughout. It shall be three inches in diameter, and 
shall weigh at least 76/16 and not more than 79/16 ounces. 

OFFICIALS. 

Sec. 8. There shall be a referee, an assistant referee, two 
goal umpires and two timekeepers for each match. Should a 
referee be unable to continue to officiate, his assistant shall be- 
come the referee. The referee shall fill all vacancies in other 
official positions that may occur during a match : or when the 
competing teams have been unable to agree : or when the selected 
officials are absent at the advertised starting hour. In the 
event of a dispute over the decision of an umpire, the referee 
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DUTIES OF THE REFEREE. 
Sec. 9. The referee, before starting a match, shall see that 
the other officials are in their proper places. He shall see that 
the ice is in condition for play and that the goals comply with 
the rules. He shall order the puck faced at the commencement 
of the game and at such other times as may be necessary. He 
shall have full control over the puck during the match. He 
shall call offside plays. He shall have the power to rule off for 
any period of the actual playing time that he may see fit any 
player who violates the rules. The referee shall, furthermore, 
perform all other duties that may be compulsory. 

DUTIES OF THE ASSISTANT REFEREE. 
Sec. 10. The assistant referee shall see that no player violates 
Section 19 of the Laws. He shall have the power to rule off 
for any period of the actual playing time that he may see fit 
any player who violates said section. The assistant referee shall 
become the referee should the latter be unable to continue to 
officiate. 

DUTIES OF THE UMPIRES. 
Sec. 11. An umpire shall be stationed behind each goal. He 
shall inform the referee whenever the puck has passed between 
the goal posts from the front. He shall have no jurisdiction over 
the awarding of a goal. He shall stand upon the ice, and shall 
retain the same goal throughout the entire game. 

DUTIES OF THE TIMEKEEPERS. 
Sec. 12. The timekeepers shall keep an accurate account of 
the time of the match, deducting time for stoppages in actual 
play. They shall immediately report to the referee any variance 
in time, and the referee shall decide the matter. The time- 
keepers shall keep an accurate account of penalties imposed, and 
no penalized player shall return to the ice without the permis- 
sion of the timekeepers. The timekeepers shall be notified by 
the referee when a goal is scored, and shall keep an accurate 
record of the tallies. The final score shall be given by them to 
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notify the contesting teams when five and when eight minutes 
have expired. They shall at half time, notify the referee when 
ten minutes have expired. 

LENGTH OF GAME. 

Sec. 13. There shall be two halves of twenty minutes each, 
with an intermission of ten minutes between the two periods of 
play. At the end of the forty minutes' play, should the score be 
tied the teams shall change goals, and play shall be resumed at 
once and continued until a goal has been scored. Should the 
tie remain unbroken at the expiration of twenty minutes of ex- 
tra play, the referee shall declare the game a draw. The referee 
must start each period on schedule time. 

Sec. 14. Time shall be taken out whenever the game is sus- 
pended by the referees, and shall begin again when the puck is 
put in play. No delay of more than five minutes shall be al- 
lowed. 

SUBSTITUTES. 
Sec. 15. Substitutes shall be allowed only in the case of an 
injury. In the event of any dispute as to the injured player's 
ability to continue, the matter shall at once be decided by the 
referee. Should any player be compelled to leave the game 
during the first half, his side shall be allowed a substitute. 
Should an injury occur during the balance of the game, the 
opposing team may either drop a man or allow a substitute in the 
place of the injured player. A player who has been replaced by 
a substitute shall not return to further participation in the 
game. 

In exhibition or practice matches this rule may be altered 
by the captains. 

WHAT CONSTITUTES A GOAL. 
Sec. 16. A goal shall be scored when the puck shall have law- 
fully passed between the goal posts. No goal shall be allowed 
that is the direct and immediate result of loafing offside, an 
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decide upon these points, and may render his decision even after 
the puck has passed between the goal posts. 

FACE. 

Sec. 17. A face shall consist of the referee placing the puck 
upon the ice on its largest surface between the sticks of two 
players, one from each team. The referee shall then order the 
play to begin. Should a player repeatedly refuse to lawfully 
face the puck, he shall be penalized by the referee. A face shall 
take place in the center of the ice at the beginning of each period 
and after the scoring of each goal. The referee may also order 
a face at any time and place he deems necessary. A face shall 
be in order whenever play is resumed. 

OFFSIDE PLAY. 
Sec. 18. Any player nearer to his opponent's goal line than 
is an imaginary line running through the center of the puck 
and parallel with the two goal lines is offside. A player offside 
shall be considered out of the play, and may not touch the puck 
himself or in any manner prevent any other player from doing 
so, until the puck has been touched by an opponent in any way 
whatsoever, or until it has been carried nearer than he is him- 
self to his opponent's goal line. If a player violates this rule, 
the puck shall be faced where it was last played before the off- 
side play occurred. In the event of the puck rebounding off the 
body of the player in the goal-keeper's position, the other players 
of his team shall be considered on side. 

FOUL PLAYING. 
Sec. 19. There shall be no unnecessary roughness. No player 
shall check another from behind. No player shall throw his 
stick. No player shall trip, hold with his hand or stick, kick, 
push or cross-check an opponent. No player shall interfere in 
any way with an opponent who is not playing the puck. No 
player shall raise his stick above his shoulder, except in lifting 
the puck. No player shall use profane or abusive language or 
conduct himself in an unsportsmanlike manner. A player being 
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PUCK FOULS. 
Sec. 20. A player may stop the puck with any part of his 
stick or body. He may not, however, hold, bat, throw, kick or 
carry the puck with his skate or any part of his body. He may 
not close his hand upon the puck. The player in the goal posi- 
tion may catch the puck, but if he does he must at once drop 
the puck to the ice at his own feet. 

WHEN THE PUCK LEAVES THE ICE. 
Sec. 21. When the puck goes off the ice or a foul occurs 
behind the goal line, it shall be brought out by the referee to a 
point five yards in front of the goal line, on a line at right 
angles thereto, from the point at which it left the ice or where 
the foul occurred, and there faced. In the aforementioned cases 
the puck shall always be faced at least five yards to the left or 
the right of the nearer goal post. When the puck goes off the 
ice at the side lines it shall be taken by the referee to a point 
five yards out at right angles with the nearer side line and 
there faced. 

PENALTIES. 

Sec. 22. In awarding a penalty the referee or his assistant 
shall use discretion in order that his ruling does not work 
against the better interests of the non-offending team. 

CHAMPIONSHIP RULES. 

Section i. All games shall be played under the rules adopted 
by the American Amateur Hockey League. 

Sec. 2. The playing season shall be from December I to 
March 31, both days inclusive. 

Sec 3. The championship shall be decided by a series of 
games, a schedule of which shall be drawn by one delegate 
from each Club to the annual convention. The Club winning 
the greatest number of matches shall be declared the champion. 

Sec 4. All championship matches shall be played on rinks 
arranged for by the Executive Committee of the American 
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Sec. 5. The League shall offer a championship trophy, the 
winning Club to hold same and to be recognized as the Amateur 
Champion of the United States. The trophy shall be delivered 
to the winning Club within seven days after the close of the 
season. Any Club winning the championship for three years, 
not necessarily in succession, shall become the permanent owner 
of the trophy. 

Sec. 6. Any team making default shall forfeit its right to com- 
pete for the championship and be liable to a fine of $100 unless 
good reasons can be shown to the Executive Committee for de- 
faulting. In case of default by any team all matches which 
have been scheduled for this team shall be credited as victories 
to its opponents. This rule shall also be applied in case of ex- 
pulsion. 

Sec. 7. In all matches the Governing Committee shall appoint 
the referee and his assistant unless it has received written notice 
from either of the two Clubs at least three days before the 
match that they have agreed on the two officials. 

Sec. 8. It shall be the duty of the captains of the contesting 
teams to hand to the referee previous to the start of each match 
the names of his players written on forms supplied by the Secre- 
tary of the League. The referee shall fill in the date of the 
match and the names of contesting Clubs, substitutes used, if 
any, the score at the end of the match, with names of other 
officials, the whole to be duly signed by himself and forwarded 
immediately to the Secretary of the League. 

Sec. 9. A player must have been an actual resident within 
fifty miles of the place in which his Club is located for at least 
sixty days previous to being eligible to appear in any League 
match, and must be a bona fide member of the Club he repre- 
sents at least thirty days before he is eligible to compete in any 
championship match. Xo player shall play in any Amateur 
Hockey League schedule match, who, during the then current 
season, has played with another Club in a recognized Hockey 
Association without special permission of the Executive. 

Sec. 10. The Secretary of each Club shall file with the Sec- 
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days prior to opening of the championship season a list of the 
players of his Club. The Secretary of each Club shall also hie 
with the Secretary of the American Amateur Hockey League the 
names of any additional players immediately upon their being 
elected to membership. 

Sec. ii. All matches must be stared at 8.30 p. m., and if for 
any reason there be any delay in the commencement of a match 
the Club at fault shall pay to the League as a penalty the sum 
of $10, unless good reason be given for such delay. The referee 
is to see that this rule is observed and to notify the League within 
two days should any breach of it occur. 

Sec. 12. The puck used in all championship matches must be 
the official puck of the League. 

Sec. 13. Goal nets must be approved by the Executive Com- 
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ONTARIO H. A. RULES 

1. The game is played on ice by teams of seven on each side, 
with a puck made of vulcanized rubber, one inch thick all through 
and three inches in diameter. 

STICKS. 

2. Hockey sticks shall not be more than three inches wide at 
any part, and not more than thirteen inches long at the blade. 
They shall consist entirely of wood, with tape binding per- 
missible. 

GOAL. 

3. A goal is placed in the middle of each goal line, composed 
of official goal nets supported by two upright posts, four feet in 
height, placed six feet apart, and at least five feet from the end 
of the ice. The goal posts shall be firmly fixed. In the event of 
a goal post or net being displaced or broken, the referee shall 
blow his whistle, and the game shall not proceed until the post 
or net is replaced. It shall be the duty of the referee before each 
match to measure the goals. 

MATCH. 

4. Each side shall have a captain (a member of his team), who, 
before the match, shall toss for choice of goals. 

5. Each side shall play an equal time from each end, a ten 
minutes' rest being allowed at half time. The duration of cham- 
pionship matches shall be one hour, exclusive of stoppages. The 
team scoring the greater number of goals in that time shall be de- 
clared the winner of the match, subject to the qualifications con- 
tained in Rules of Competition, No. 15. If at the end of that 
time the game is a draw, ends shall be changed and the match 
continued for ten minutes, each side playing five minutes from 
each end with a rest of five minutes between such five minute 
ends, and if neither side has then scored a majority of goals, 
similar periods of ten minutes shall be played, in the same way 
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TIME-KEEPERS. 

6. Two time-keepers shall be appointed, one by each captain, 
before the commencement of the match, whose duty it shall be 
to keep an accurate account of the time of each game, deducting 
time for stoppages in the actual play. They shall immediately 
report to the referee any variance in their time, and the matter 
shall be a: once decided by him. The referee also shall appoint 
a time-keeper, who shall keep the time of penalized players, and 
shall direct them to enter the game. The time-keepers shall be 
under the control of the referee. A gong shall be kept for their 
use. 

REFEREE. 

7. There shall be only one referee for a match, and in no case 
shall he belong to either of the competing clubs, and he may be 
an amateur or a professional. He is to enforce the rules ; ad- 
judicate upon disputes or cases unprovided for by rule; appoint 
or remove goal umpires ; control the time-keepers ; keep the 
score, announcing each goal as scored ; and at the conclusion of 
the match declare the result. The puck shall be considered in 
play until the referee stops the game, which he may do at any 
time, and which he must do at once when any irregularity of 
play occurs, by sounding a whistle. His decision shall be final. 

SCORE. 

8. A goal shall be scored when the puck shall have passed be- 
tween the goal posts from in front and below the tops of the 

posts. 

GOAL UMPIRES. 

9. There shall be one umpire at each goal ; they shall inform 
the referee when [h^ puck has been put into the goal from the 
front. 

FACE. 

10. The game shall be started and renewed by the referee 
blowing his whistle or calling "Play" after dropping the puck in 
the centre of the ice between the sticks of two players, one from 



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each team, who are to face it. After a goal has been scored the 
puck shall be faced in like manner in the centre of the ice. 

OFF-SIDE. 

n. A player shall always be on his side of the puck. A player 
is off-side when he is in front of the puck, or when the puck 
has been hit, touched or is being run with, by any of his own 
side behind him (i. e.. between himself and the end of the rink 
near which his goal is placed). 

A player being off-side is put on-side when the puck has been 
hit by, or has touched the dress or person of any player of the 
opposite side, or when one of his own side has run in front of 
him, either with the puck or having played it when behind him. 

If a player when off-side plays the puck, or annoys or obstructs 
an opponent, the puck shall be faced where it was last played 
before the off-side play occurred. A player on the defending side 
shall not be off-side when he takes a pass from or plays the 
puck as it bounds off his goal-keeper within a space of three 
feet out from goal and extending to the side of the rink. 

KNOCKING-ON. 

12. The puck may be stopped with the hand but not carried or 
held or knocked on by any part of the body. 

CHARGIXG. TRIPPING, ETC. 

13. Xo player shall raise his stick above his shoulder. Charging 
from behind, tripping, collaring, kicking, cross-checking, or push- 
ing shall not be allowed. And the referee must rule off the ice. 
for any time in his discretion, a player who, in the opinion of 
the referee, has deliberately offended against the above rule. If 
a player makes any unfair or rough play, or disputes any de- 
cision of the referee or uses an}' foul or abusive language, the 
referee may rule him off for the remainder of the game or for 
such time as he may deem expedient, and no substitute shall be 
allowed. 



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WHEN THE PUCK LEAVES THE ICE. 

14. When the puck goes off the ice behind the goal line it shall 
be brought out by the referee to a point five yards in front of 
the goal line, on a line at right angles thereto, from the point 
at which it left the ice, and there faced. 

When the puck goes off the ice at the side, it shall be simi- 
larly faced three yards from the side. 

GOAL-KEEPER. 

15. The goal-keeper must not during play, lie, sit or kneel upon 
the ice ; he may stop the puck with his hands, but shall not 
throw or hold it. He may wear pads, but must not wear a 
garment such as would give him undue assistance in keeping goal. 
The referee must rule off the ice, for any time in his discretion, 
a player, who, in the opinion of the referee, has offended against 
this rule. 

CHANGE OF PLAYERS. 

16. No change of players shall be made after a match has 
commenced. Should any player be injured during a match, break 
his skate, or from any other accident be compelled to leave the 
ice, the opposite side shall immediately drop a man to equalize 
the teams and the match proceed, without such players until 
such time as the player so compelled to leave the ice is ready to 
return. In event of any dispute, the matter shall at once be 
decided by the referee. 

STOPPAGES. 

17. Should any match be stopped by the referee by reason of 
any infringement of any cf the rules or because of an accident 
or change of players, the puck shall be faced again at the spot 
where it was last played before such infringement, accident 01 
change of players shall have occurred. 



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LAWS ACROSS BORDER 

CONDITIONS WHICH GOVERN PLAY OF THE 
EASTERN CANADA LEAGUE. 

Section i. A team shall be composed of seven players who 
shall be bona fide members of the clubs they represent. No 
player shall be allowed to play on more than one team in the same 
series during a season, except in a case of bona fide change of 
residence from one city to another at least fifty miles apart. 

Sec. 2. The game shall be commenced and renewed by a face 
in the center of the rink. 

DEFINITION CF A FACE. 

The puck shall be faced by being placed between the sticks of 
two opponents, and the referee then calling "play." 

The goals shall be placed at least ten feet from the edge of the 
ice. 

Sec. 3. Two half-hours, with an intermission of ten minutes 
between, will be the time allowed for matches, but no stops of 
more than fifteen minutes will be allowed. A match will be de- 
cided by the team winning the greatest number of games dur- 
ing that time. In case of a tie after playing the specified two 
half-hours, play will continue until one side secures a game, 
unless otherwise agreed upon between the captains before the 
match. Goals shall be changed after each half-hour. 

Sec. 4. No change of players shall be made after a match has 
commenced, except for reasons of accidents or injury during the 
game. 

Sec. 5. In the event of a player being injured or compelled to 
leave the ice during a match, he may retire from the game for 
the period of ten minutes playing time, but 'play must be con- 
tinued immediately without the teams leaving the ice, the op- 
posing team dropping a player to equalize. If at the expiration 



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oi ten minutes the injured player is unable to resume his position 
on the ice, his captain may put on a substitute, providing the 
injurv occurred during the first half of the match. If, however, 
the player was injured during the second half, the opposing 
captain shall have the option of dropping a man for the balance 
of the playing time or allowing the injured player's side to put on 
a substitute. The man dropped to equalize shall return to the 
ice when the injured player does or when substitute is put on. 
In the event of a dispute between the captains as to the injured 
player's fitness to continue the game, the matter shall at once 
be decided by the referee, and his decision shall be final. An 
injured player may not resume play after his place has been 
filled by a substitute, without the consent of the opposing team's 
captain. 

Sec. 6. Should the game be temporarily stopped by the in- 
fringement of an}- of the rules, the captain of the opposite team 
may claim that the puck be taken back and a face take place 
where it was last played from before such infringement occurred. 

Sec. 7. When a player hits the puck, anyone of the same 
side, who at such moment of hitting is nearer the opponent's goal 
line is out of play, and may not touch the puck himself or in 
any way whatever prevent any other player from doing so, until 
the puck has been played. A player should always be on his 
own side of the puck. In the event of the puck rebounding off 
the goal keeper's bod)*, players of his team touching the puck- 
are to be considered on side. 

Sec. 8. The puck may be stopped but not carried or knocked 
on by any part of the body, nor shall any player close his hand 
on, or carry the puck to the ice in his hand. No player shall 
raise his stick above the shoulder, except in lifting the puck. 
Charging from behind, tripping, collaring, kicking or shinning 
shall not be allowed, and for any infringement of these rules, the 
referee or his assistant may rule the offending player off the ice 
for that match, or for such portion of actual playing time as he 
may see fit, but it shall not be necessary to stop the game to en- 
force this rule. 

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the goals it shall be taken by the referee to five yards at rigrn* 
angles from the goal line and there faced. When the puck goes 
off the ice at the sides it shall be taken by the referee to five 
yards at right angles from the boundary line and there faced. 

Sec. 10. The goal keeper must not during play, lie, kneel or 
sit upon the ice, but must maintain a standing position. 

Sec. ii. Goal shall be scored when the puck shall have passed 
between the goal posts from in front below an imaginary line 
across the top of posts. 

Sec. 12. Hockey sticks shall not be more than three inches 
wide at any part. 

Sec. 13. The puck must be made of vulcanized rubber, one 
inch thick all through and three inches in diameter. 

The Spalding hockey puck, the official puck of the League, 
must be used in all matches. The home club to furnish the 
referee with a new puck previous to the match. 

Sec. 14. The captains of the competing teams shall agree upon 
two timekeepers, one penalty timekeeper, two umpires (one to 
be stationed behind each goal, which position shall not be changed 
during a match). In the event of the captains failing to agree 
on umpires and timekeepers, the referee shall appoint them. 

Sec. 15. All disputes dufing the match shall be decided by the 
referee, and he shall have full control of all players and of- 
cials from the commencement to finish of matches, inclusive of 
stops, and his decision shall be final. 

Sec. 16. All questions as to games shall be settled by the 
umpires, and their decision shall be final. 

Sec. 17. In the event of any dispute as to the decision of an 
umpire or timekeeper the referee shall have power to remove and 
replace him. 

Sec. 18. Any player guilty of using profane or abusive lan- 
guage to any officials or other players shall be liable to be ruled 
off by the referee or his assistant for the match or for such 
portion of actual playing time as he may see fit. 

Sec. 19. The referee shall, previous to the commencement of 
the match for which he has been duly appointed or agreed upon, 
obtain from the captains of each of the competing clubs a full 



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list of the players of their respective teams, and, if during the 
match a substitute is used by either club, the captain of the club 
using such substitute shall give to the referee the name of such 
substitute player, and same will be inclined in the list of names 
of said team. 

The referee shall, before starting a match, see that the neces- 
sary penalty timekeeper, timekeepers and umpires have been ap- 
pointed and are in their respective places. In the event of the 
competing clubs failing to agree upon umpires and timekeepers 
the referee shall appoint same. The referee shall have full con- 
trol of all officials and players during the match (including 
stops), he shall face the puck at the commencement of each 
half and at such other times as may be necessary, he shall also 
call off-sides or rule offending players off for such period of 
playing time as he may see fit, and perform such other duties as 
may be provided for hereinafter or in the laws of hockey or 
championship rules. 

The referee shall order the teams on the ice at the advertised 
time, and if for any reason there be more than fifteen minutes 
delay in the commencement of the match, the referee shall state in 
his report to the Secretary of the Association the cause of the 
delay, and name the club or clubs if they be at fault. It will be 
the referee's duty to record the time of the starting and finish- 
ing of the match, as well as the games scored, mailing to the 
Secretary of the Association, within three days of date of match, 
on the forms provided for the purpose, a report of the match 
in detail, including the names of players penalized, together 
with the number and length of penalties imposed (this informa- 
tion to be obtained from the penalty timekeeper, who shall also 
keep for the referee a record of the games scored, and, if pos- 
sible, who by and the time). 

Should the assistant appointed or agreed upon be made to 
act at the last minute, or through sickness or accident be un- 
able to finish the match, the referee shall have power to appoint 
another in his stead, if he deems it necessary or if requested to 
do so by the captains of one of the competing teams. 

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match be under the control of the referee; he shall, however, 
have full power to stop the game should an offside or foul occur 
which has escaped the notice of the referee. He shall also have 
power to rule off for such time as he may see fit any player 
committing a foul. He shall also perform such other duties as 
may be assigned to him by the referee from time to time. If 
owing to illness or accident, the referee is unable to continue to 
officiate, the assistant shall perform such duties as devolve upon 
the referee during the balance of the match, selecting an as- 
sistant if he deems it necessary or if requested to do so by the 
captain of one of the competing teams. 

Sec. 2i. The penalty timekeeper shall keep a complete record 
of the penalties imposed by the referee or his assistant, and shall 
have control of all players while serving the time of their penal- 
ties, and any player ruled off shall not return to the ice until 
the playing time for which he was penalized has expired and 
then only by permission of the penalty timekeeper. 

A record of the games scored, who scored by and the time of 
each shall be recorded by the penalty timekeeper, and this, to- 
gether with a record of the penalties imposed, shall be handec 1 
the referee at the close of the match. 



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EASTERN CANADA RULES 

Section i. The season shall be from the first of January to 
the tenth of March, both days inclusive. 

Sec. 2. The championship shall be decided by a series of 
games, a schedule of which shall be drawn up by one delegate 
from each club at the annual convention. The club winning the 
most matches shall be declared champions. 

Sec. 3. Unless President is notified jointly by the competing 
clubs at least four clear days before a match, that a referee and 
assistant have been agreed upon and have consented to act, the 
appointments shall be made at a meeting of a committee com- 
posed of one delegate from each club, to be called three days 
previous to the date set for each game. In the event of a tie, 
the President or his representative to have casting vote. 

Sec. 4. Ail championship matches shall be played in rinks 
arranged for by the home club, subject to the approval of the 
Association. Rink must be at least one hundred and seventy-five 
feet long by sixty-five feet in width. Goals shall be six feet 
wide and four feet high, and provided with goal nets, such as 
approved by the Association. The goals shall be placed at least 
ten feet from the edge of the ice. 

Sec. 5. The home club shall furnish the referee with a new 
puck for each match. The Spalding Hockey Puck, the official 
puck of the league, must be used in all matches. 

Sec. 6. All matches shall be started at 8.30 P. M., unless other- 
wise agreed upon by the competing clubs, and if, for any reason, 
there be more than fifteen minutes' delay in the commencement 
of a match, the club at fault shall, unless good reasons be given 
to the President for the delay, pay to the Association as a pen- 
alty the sum of twenty-five dollars. The referee shall state in 
his report to the Secretary of the Association if more than 
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match, giving cause of such delay and naming the club at fault. 
Upon receipt of this information the President shall decide 
whether or not the club be fined. 

Sec. 7. Visiting clubs shall be allowed traveling expenses (by 
the home club) as follows : Between Montreal and Ottawa, 
eighty-five dollars ; between Montreal and Quebec, one hundred 
dollars ; between Ottawa and Quebec, one hundred and twenty- 
live dollars. 

Sec. 8. — The Association shall offer a championship trophy, 
the winning club to hold same, and be recognized as champions. 
The trophy shall be delivered to the winning club within seven 
days after the close of the season. 

Sec. 9. — Any club winning the championship three times shall 
become absolute owners of the trophy. 

Sec. 10. Any team making default shall forfeit the right to 
compete for the championship for that season, no matches played 
with defaulting clubs shall count. Unless a written notice signed 
by the President and Secretary of the club be sent to the Secre- 
taries of the opposing team and Association, five days previous 
to the match, signifying the club's intention to default, the 
defaulting club shall pay to the opposing team within thirty days 
a fine of one hundred dollars. 



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HISTORY OF THE STANLEY CUP 

The Stanley Cup is the most important of the many hockey 
trophies in Canada. It was donated by Lord Stanley of Present 
to the hockey world, the chief condition being that it was to be 
played for by champions of leagues, its possession to denote the 
championship of Canada. It was in 1895 that the cup was first 
played for. The Amateur Hockey Association of Canada was 
first given custody o-f the trophy. This was in the middle of the 
season played against Queens, of Kingston, then the Ontario 
champions, the Montreal team winning. At that period of the 
Ontario Hockey Association's history, the Kingston College was 
a member of the body, leaving some years afterwards on the 
formation of the Intercollegiate league. After Montreal had 
won from Queens, Victorias won the championship of the league 
and gained possession of the trophy. 

The first surprise in the cup series was that furnished by the 
Winnipeg Victorias who dropped into Montreal and on February 
14, 1896, defeated Montreal Victorias by a score of 2 to 0, and 
the white metal bowl went west for the first time. That Peg 
team was a revelation in the East, and it was a great team too. 
Whitty Merritt played in goal, Flett and Higginbotham in front, 
while the forward line was composed of Jack Armitage. Howard, 
Dan Bain, and Campbell. The team they defeated was some- 
thing of a class lot too. Moon Jones played in poles, Hender- 
son and Mike Grant in front. The forward line was formed of 
Bob Macdougall, Wallace, McLea, and Davidson, and in the 
second half Hartland Macdougall replaced Wallace. 

The Davidson who played on the team was Shirley Davidson, 
a praduate of McGill University, and noted in Canadian hockey 
and rugby. He was also a sailor and achieved international 
fame by participating in some of the early struggles on Lake 
St. Louis for the defence of the Seawhanka Cup. In August 
of the current year, 1907, Mr. Davidson lost his life in a drown- 
ing fatality in which a young lady of a foremost Montreal fam- 
ily was also drowned. By a sadly curious coincidence another 
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m the water. This was Hod Stuart. He was a native of Ottawa 
and played on the Ottawa team. Being in the contracting busi- 
ness, he moved to Quebec and played there. Afterwards he 
went to Pittsburg and acted as manager of the professional 
team. Early in the season of 1906-07 Stuart was induced to 
leave Pittsburg and go to Montreal to play for Wanderer. For 
this he received a compensation of $1,200 for which he played 
the regular series matches, ten in number, and three Stanley Cup 
contests. In the summer he went to Brockville to engage in 
work there. He was a strong swimmer and v r as accustomed to 
have a dip every day. One day he swam out to the lighthouse 
and dived from the pier. He dived into four feet of water, 
struck a rock and broke his neck. He was a capable player, 
speedy and cool, and well versed in the fine points. He was a 
general selection as cover point for the All-Canada team. 

In December, 1896, the Montreal Victorias went after the 
prize and took it away from Winnipeg, scoring six goals to 
Peg's five. In those days a single match determined possession 
of the trophy. 

A joke team challenged for the cup in 1897, the Capitals of 
Ottawa, being defeated in the Victoria Rink by 15 goals to 2. 

In 1899 there was a challenge from Winnipeg Victorias, and 
at the request of the teams it was arranged that the series should 
be two games in three. The first match fell to the home team 
two to one, a sensational play by Graham Drinkwater being the 
feature of this match. In the second game there was a mix-up 
with the score three to two in favor of Montreal Victorias 
Tony Gingras, a wing player on the visiting team went to the 
ice, and it was claimed that he had been cut down by Bob 
Macdougall. The latter denied this, but the visitors refused to 
play unless Macdougall was punished. Mr. Jack Finley, who 
was referee, declined to do so, and after an argument he left 
the ice and went home. He was sent for and returned to the 
Arena, but the Victorias were obdurate in their refusal to play 
unless Macdougall was sent off. Finally the Westerners quit and 
the match and series was awarded to the Montreal Victorias. 

At the end of the season of 1899 Shamro:ks won the league 
championship, the final match being between Shamrock and 
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I to o, Harry Trihey scoring the only recorded goal of the 
match. A challenge from Queen's University team, then cham- 
pion of the Ontario Hockey Association, was accepted while the 
Shamrocks were on tour and they had to return from St. John 
to play the collegians. Queen's had a poor team, Jack Harty 
being the only player of any form on the line-up. The Presby- 
terians were beaten. 

At the beginning of the following season the Halifax cham- 
pions came to Montreal and met the Shamrocks. In two matches 
the Halogonians proved helpless against the Irishmen, vhen in 
their prime, and a total score of 21 goals was scored against 2 
for the visitors. 

In 1900 Winnipeg Victorias again challenged for the cup and 
played three matches in Montreal against Shamrocks. Winni- 
peg won the first match, 4 — 3 ; lost the second and third matches, 
3—2 and 5—4. 

The following year Winnipeg Victorias again came after the 
cup, and this time they took it from the Shamrocks, winning 
two matches. For these games Shamrocks played Mike Grant, 
who had then retired from the Victoria team, and was used 
because of the illness of Frank Tansey. The series was an 
exciting one, each match being scored by a goal. 

Ottawa won the league championship, but did not go west 
after the cup. 

After Winnipeg Victorias had defended the cup from Welling- 
tons, of Toronto, Montreal having won the championship in 
1902, went after the mug, and landed it after a series of three 
games. Winnipeg Victorias came back after the cup. but were 
defeated in Montreal in a series which required four matches, 
one being a draw. In this match one of the visiting players 
was Freddie Scanlan, who previously had been with the Sham- 
rocks in the defence and loss of the cup, and who then was 
living in Winnipeg. A Montreal player was Tom Phillips, who 
afterwards went west, and returned with Rat Portage, one of 
the finest teams ever sent east after the trophy. 

When Ottawa won the championship in 1903, the cup went to 
them and stayed there until Wanderer won the league cham- 
pionship in 1906. 



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WHAT TO USE FOR ICE HOCKEY 



There is nothing like having things 
exactly right. How much more sat- 
isfied you feel when you realize that 
no adverse criticism can be passed 
upon your outfit, and it gives you 
more confidence while you are play- 
ing, too. It is this feeling that the 
player has who uses Spalding goods, 
and those who appreciate them could 
not be induced to make a change no 
matter how great the pressure. Would 
you jeopardize the chance of winning 
a game for your team in order to save 
a paltry amount on a pair of 
skates or a stick ? Or, if you 
did, could you ever 
forgive yourself if 
1 they lost because of 
this economy on your 
part ? Of course, this is not written to justify you in purchasing 
an expensive outfit, where one at a more moderate price would 
answer the purpose, but merely to emphasize the fact that in se- 
lecting the outfit for any athletic sport, price is to a great extent 
a secondary consideration. The main point is : are the goods 
correct and will they give satisfaction ? 

The stick which is endorsed by the most famous players in the 
world is the Spalding Championship Hockey Stick No. o. It is 
made of finest selected Canadian rock elm, and for years past has 
been used exclusively by the champion teams of Canada. This 
stick costs 50 cents. This year we have added the Spalding 
* 'Autograph" Hockey Sticks to our line. These sticks are 




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duplicates of those used by the most famous hockey players. The 
Forward and Defence models cost 75 cents each, while the Goal 
or "Built-up" models cost $1.00 each. The Spalding "Regula- 
tion" stick, No. 1, costs 40 cents, while the "Practice" stick, 
No. 2, made full size, costs 25 cents. The No. 3 is painted red, 
is made in boys' size and costs 25 cents. From this assortment 
the player can select with absolute certainty of satisfaction the 
stick most suitable to his purse. 

When the subject of skates is discussed, the name which comes 
most readily to the lips of old and young is "Peck & Snyder," and 
there must be good reason for the long-continued popularity of 




No. Al Championship Pattern, 



the skates manufactured under this brand. There has never been 
a time when they were not abreast of the times as to model, and 
the standard of quality has been maintained throughout even where 
prices have been reduced, Look no further when the Peck & 
Snyder Championship No. Ai Skate is shown you, because in 
this are embraced the good points of all the various models used 
by the most prominent players in former years— now the bulk of 
them use this style. The No. Ai Hockey Skate costs $5.00 per 




No. 5H. 



pair. In what is known as the Canadian pattern, and which is 
also to be fastened to the shoe with screws or rivets, there is the 
No. 5H, full nickeled and buffed, ribbed runners of three-ply 
welded steel, carefully hardened and tempered. These cost $3.50 
per pair, while the No. 4H, similar in style, but with plain run- 
ners and with polished and blued tops, cost $2.50 per pair. After 
these in popularity come the skates with full clamp key fastenings, 
making it unnecessary for the player to keep a separate pair of 



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shoes for hockey. The No. 7H is the best of this style, and is a 
very handsome skate, full nickel-plated and buffed, and with 
ribbed runners of three-ply welded steel. The No. 7H skates cost 
$4.00 per pair, A similar skate, but with plain runners and pol- 
ished and blued tops, is the No. CH, which costs $3.00 per pair, 
while a good quality full nickeled skate, with full clamp fastenings 
also, is the No. DH, which costs $2.00 per pair. Surely this 
range of prices and styles should satisfy the most exacting. 
An article which should not be lost sight of, not only in playing 
the game but also when purchasing the 
equipment, is the puck. The Spalding 
Trade Mark No. 13 puck has been adopted 
as the Official Puck by the Canadian Ama- 
teur Hockey League. It is made to con- 
form exactly to the rules and costs 50 cents 
each. The Practice Puck No. 15, costs 
25 cents each. 
The Spalding Regulation 
Hockey Goals, made exactly 
right, costs $12.00 per pair. 
They are substantial, and 
there is no danger of an ac- 
cident where they are set 
up, and they conform to the 
rules in every particular. 





OFFICIAL RULES FO R ALL ATHLETIC SPORTS. 

The following list contains the Group and the Number of the book of 
Spalding's Athletic Library in which the rules wanted are contained. See 
front pages of book for complete list of Spalding's Athletic Library. 



Event. 



All-Round Athletic Cham- 
pionship 

A. A. U. Athletic Rules ... 

A. A. U. Boxing Rules 

A. A. U. Gymnastic Rules. . 
A. A. U. Water Polo Rules. 
A. A. U. Wrestling Rules, 

Archery 

Badminton 

Base Ball 

Indoor 

Basket Ball, Official 

Collegiate 

Women's 

Water 

Basket Goal 

Bat Ball 

Betting 

Bowling 

Boxing — A. A. U., Marquis 

of Queensbury, London 

Prize Ring 

Broadsword (mounted) 

Caledonian Games 

Canoeing 

Children's Games 

Court Tennis 

Cricket 

Croquet 

Curling 

Dog Racing 

Fencing 

Foot Ball 

Code of Rules 

Association (Soccer) 

English Rugby 

Canadian 

Golf 

Golf -Croquet 

Hand Ball 

Hand Polo 

Hand Tennis 

Hitch and Kick 

Hockey.., 

Ice 

Field 

Garden 

Lawn 

Parlor 

Ring 

Ontario Hockey Ass'n 

Indoor Base Ball 

Intercollegiate A. A. A. A. . 

I.-C. Gymnastic Ass'n 

Lacrosse 

U. S. I.-C. Lacrosse League 



No. 



182 
311 
311 
311 
311 
311 
248 
188 
1 
9 
7 
312 
318 
55 
188 
55 
55 
8 



162 
55 
55 
23 
189 
194 
3 
138 
14 
55 
165 
2 
334 
2a 
55 
332 
5 
188 
13 
188 
194 
55 
304 
6 
154 
188 
188 
188 
55 
256 
9 

307 
333 
201 

305 



Event. 



Lawn Bowls 

Lawn Games 

Lawn Tennis 

Obstacle Races 

Olympic Game Events — Mar- 
athon Race, Stone Throw- 
ing with Impetus, Spear 
Throwing, HellenicMethod 
of Throwing Discus, Dis- 
cus, Greek Sty le for Youths 

Pigeon Flying 

Pin Ball 

Playground Ball 

Polo (Equestrian) 

Polo, Rugby 

Polo, Water (A. A. U.).. 

Potato Racing 

Professional Racing, Shef- 
field Rules 

Public Schools Athletic 
League Athletic Rules. . . 
Girls' Branch; including 
Rules for School Games. 

Push Ball 

Push Ball, Water 

Quoits 

Racquets 

Revolver Shooting 

Ring Hockey 

Roller Polo 

Roller Skating Rink 

Roque 

Rowing 

Sack Racing 

Shuffleboard 

Skating 

Skittles 

Snowshoeing 

Squash Racquets 

Swimming 

Tether Tennis 

Three-Legged Race 

Volley Ball . . . , 

Wall Scaling 

Walking 

Water Polo ( American) 

Water Polo (English) 

Wicket Polo 

Wrestling 

Y. M. C. A. All-Round Test. 

Y. M. C. A. Athletic Rules. . 

Y. M. C. A. Hand Ball Rules. 

Y.M.C.A. Pentathlon Rules. 

Y.M.C.A. Volley Ball Rules. 



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Spalding Autograph S^r 

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those that we have supplied to the most promi- 
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following famous players to supply sticks dupli- 
cating their special models exactly, each bearing 
the autograph signature of the player. The 
quality, needless to say, is the best obtainable, 
and we feel certain our customers will appre- 
ciate these really superb sticks. Be sure to men- 
tion particular model you desire when ordering. 



No.AH.J^2 



Autograph 
jZ^i^j (Forward) Stick. 
Model Each, 75c. 

This is a light-weight forward stick, same as used 
by a great many of the most famous players in 
Canada. Bowie says: "I have found it to be 
one of the best sticks I have ever used." 



No.AHG. 





. Autograph 
(Goal) X Stick 
v/ Model Each, $1.00 

This is a Built Up goal stick, made 
after suggestions of the great goal 
player, Riley Hern, who says: 
"This model of goal stick I con- 
sider is the best possible model 
for any goal tender to use and I 
highly recommend it." 



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Autograph 
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Strongly endorsed by the Captain of the famous 
Kenora team of Rat Portage, Ontario, former 
Champions of the world. 



No. AH. ^^Sciljlttl (Defence) Stfck 



Model 



Each 



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A long-handled defence stick, up- 
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Spalding Championship 

m Hockey Sticks 



Made of finest selected Canadian rock elm. Exclusively 
used and endorsed by the Ottawa team, of Ottawa, the 
Victoria team, of Winnipeg, and the Shamrock team, of 
Montreal, former champions, in addition to the famous 
Kenora team and many other well-known teams. These 
sticks will not fray at the bottom where they come in con- 
tact with the ice and will retain their shape under all con- 
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has been carefully considered and the Spalding Sticks are 
much lighter, yet stronger, than any others on the market. 

No. O* Championship Sticks. 

Regular Forward Model. - - - - Each, 50c. 
Long Blade Forward Model. - - - " 50C. 
Defence Model. " 50C. 

No. OK. "Knife Blade" (Beveled) 
Hockey Sticks. 

All Championship quality, and built with the 
"Knife Blade'* (Beveled) blade, which is becoming 
so popular both in Canada and the United States. 

Medium Forward Model. - - Each, 50c. 
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The Spalding Special "Built Up" 
Goal Stick 

No. B. By adding to a selected Canadian rock 

elm goal stick a strip of elm, attached firmly, this 
"Built Up" style provides goal keepers with a 
stick that is up to the full limit of size allowed 
under the rules, yet it is scarcely any heavier 
than the ordinary forward style. Each, $1.00 

Spalding "Regulation" Hockey Stick 

No. 1. Made on the lines of our best grade 
Regular Forward Stick, and of selected and well 
seasoned timber. Very popular as an all-around 
stick Each, 40c. 

Spalding "Practice" Hockey Stick 

No. 2. Regulation size and made of good quality 
dmber. A very serviceable stick. Each, 25c. 

Spalding "Youths'" Hockey Stick 

o. 3. Smaller than Regulation and painted 
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Special Pants for 
Forwards 

No. 5B. -Made of heavy Brown 
or. White Canvas, hips padded 
lightly. Very loose fitting-. 
Pair, $ I .OO * $9.00 Doz. 

Spalding Hockey 
Pants— Unpadded 

Fly Front, Lace Back 

White or Black Sateen. Pair, $1.25 
★ $12.00 Doz. 
No. 2. White or Black Sateen. Pair, S I .OO 
* $9.00 Doz. 

No. 3. White or Black Silesia. Pair, 7 5c. 

^ $7.50 Doz. 

No. 4. White or Black Silesia. Pair, 50c. 

+ $5.00 Doz. 

Stripes down sides any of these 
pants, 25c. per pair extra. 

* $2.J*0 Doz. 

Full Length Tights 

No. I A. Full tights, best 
worsted, full fashioned, stock 
colors and sizes. Pair, $4.00 
No. 605. Full tights, cut 
worsted, stock colors and sizes. 
Pair, $2.00 +$21.00 Doz. 

No. 3A. Full tights, cotton, 
full quality. White, Black, 
Flesh. Pr. $ 1 .00+ $9. 00 Doz. 

Spalding 
Eyeglass Protector for Hockey 

Made of strong an- 
nealed wire, nicely 
padded, and a thorough 
protection for eye- 
glasses or spectacles. 
Each, $2.00 




FUW. TIGHTS 




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= 9 6- 

Spalding Patent Combined 
Shin and Knee Guard 

(Patent Applied for) 

This guard is made with "barbette" 
piece of fiber, shaped to form of leg ; 
special padding at knee cap, and sole 
leather formed knee protector. It 
extends down over ankle and is 
meant to be worn under stocking. 
Enthusiastically approved by the most 
prominent Hockey players in the 
United States and Canada. No. 6. Pair, $5.00 

Spalding Hockey Leg and Shin 
Guards 

No. 4. Leg Guards. Players' 
style, Leather. Pair, $3.5 O 
No. 5. Leg Guards. Players' 
style, Canvas. Pair, $3.00 
No. 4G. Leg Guards. Goal 
Tenders', Leather. Extra 
long and specially padded. 

Pair, $4.50 
No. 5G. Leg Guards. Goal 
Tenders', Canvas. Extra 
long and specially padded. 
No. F. Shin Guards equipped with ankle pro- 
tectors. Canvas, 10 inches long. Pair, $ 1 .00 
* Dozen pairs, $10.00 
No. 40. Shin Guards, equipped with ankle pro- 
tectors. Leather, 10 inch. long. 
Pr. , $ 1 . 7 5 * Doz. prs. , $18. 00 

Leg Guards for Goal 
and Defence 

No. I . A new design. With 
extra protection for calf and 
knee. Covered with best 
quality white mock buckskin. 

Per pair, $4.50 

No. 9. 4 'Grand Prix" Skeleton 
style; with covering of super- 
ior quality tan cape leather. 

Per pair, $4.00 




No.4G 

Per pair, $3.50 




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Spalding Regulation Ice Hockey Goals 

The importance of having 
goals that are substantially 
made and which conform ex- 
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furnish are duplicates of 
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in Canada. Pair, $12.00 

Spalding Official Hockey Pucks 

No. 1 3. The Spalding Official Trade-Mark 
Puck has been adopted as the official puck 
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Extract from Official Rules of the Canadian Amateur Hockey League: "Sec. 13. The 
Spalding Hockey Puck, the Official Puck of the League, must be used in all match games." 

No. 1 5. The Spalding ' 'Practice' 9 Puck is regulation size, 
and really better than the so-called official pucks turned 
out by other manufacturers. . . , Each, 25c. 

Spalding Hockey Gloves 

No. ES. 1 1 Six Fingered. 9 9 Made of white buckskin, open 
palm, with extra long cuff and extra finger, giving full pro- 
tection between thumb and first finger. Per pair, $4.50 
No. K. One of the best hockey gloves ever ^-/v 





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made, giving ample protection to all bones and 
joints in player's hand, at the same time being 
extremely light and comfortable to wear. 
Made of brown leather, with pliable ventila- 
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The Spalding Tubular Steel 
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Made in exactly the same way as our Tubular 
Racing Skate. Strongly built but light in 
weight; all joints strongly reinforced. Blades 
made of chrome nickel steel, hardened and 
drawn, with edge 3-16 inch in width. Toe 
and heel plates are made with holes drilled so 
that skates may be fastened to shoes, and the 
plates are shaped. Sizes, 9%, 10, 10%, 11, 11% 
inches, corresponding to same sizes in regular 
skates. 

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r Ho ckey Sk ale 



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blade, but the top is of aluminum, making the 
weight much less than the ordinary all-steel hockey 
skate, but at the same time taking nothing away 
from the strength and durability. Some of the 
best hockey players in Canada are using this style 
skate. — 



Sizes 



No. BI. For Men 

9%, 10, 10%, 11, 11%, 12 inches. Per pair, $5.00 
No. BILu For Ladies 

Sizes : 8%, 9, 9%, 10, 10% inches. . . Per pair, $5.00 





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Championship 

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Game 
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famous 




IRDASTEEl 

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No. A1 CHAMPIONSHIP PATTERN 



We were the first manufacturers to recognize the fact that 
for hockey players something more than an ordinary skate 
is required, and Peck & Snyder's Championship No. Al 
Skate was gotten up after consultation with players on the 
champion hockey teams of Canada. It has been improved 
since its introduction by us, and today is recognized wher- 
ever hockey is played as the only skate that is suitable for 
hockey players with championship aspirations. Used by 
the leading hockey players in Canada and the United States. 
The blades are of the finest quality three-ply razor steel, 
hand forged and highly tempered. Extra heavy electro- 
nickel-plated and highly polished throughout. Each pair 
in box containing a piece of Selvyt polishing cloth for keep- 
ing the skates in perfect condition. 

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No. AIL. Ladies! Like above, but small heel plate and 
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! Canadian ! 
I Pattern j 

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Canadian Hockey Pattern. Finest quality three-ply welded 
steel runners. Carefully hardened and tempered. 
Each pair in paper box. 

No. 5H. Nickeled and buffed, ribbed runners. 

Sizes, 9% to 11% inches. . Per pair, $3.50 
No. 5HL. Ladies'. Nickeled and buffed, ribbed 

runners. Small heel plate and narrow toe plate. 

Sizes, 8 to 10% inches. . . Per pair, $3.50 




Canadian Hockey Pattern. " Plain runners of welded 
tempered steel; nickel-plated and buffed. 
Each pair in paper box. 

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Peck & Snyder's fuu ciamp Hockey Skates 

THE full clamp fastening for hockey skates introduced by us some seasons ago has proven 
by its great popularity to be the style most adapted to the uses of players whodo'not 
find it convenient to keep a separate pair of shoes particularly for their hockey skates. 
The grades listed below are all made in this style. 



No. 9H. Fufl clamp fastening. Extra 
heavy nickel-plated and specially pol- 
ished throughout. Blades of abso- 
lutely best quality three-ply welded 
steel, highly tempered, with ribbed 
flange at bottom. Made in both men's 
and women's models. Each pair in 
paper box, neatly wrapped. Sizes, 9i to 12 inches, 




No. 9H 

Per pair, $5.00 

No. 9HL. Ladies*. Like above, but small heel plate and narrow toe plate. Sizes, 9 to 11 inches. #< 6.00 
No. 7H. Nickel-plated throughout, not polished: ribbed runners. Sizes, 9 to 12 inches. " 4.00 



No. CH. Full clamp 
fastenings. Highly 
tempered and hardened 
three-ply welded steel 
runners. Each pair, in 
paper box. Sizes, 9i 
to 12 inches. 

Per pair, $3.00 
No. CHL. Ladies'. 
Same as No. CH, but 
small heel plate and 





No. DH. Full clamp 
fastenings. Runners of 
best cast steel, hard- 
ened. Entire skate full 
nickel-plated. Each 
pair in paper box, 
Sizes, 9 to 12 inches. 

Per pair, $2.00 
No. EH. Full clamp 
fastenings. Flat run- 
ners of best cold rolled 
steel. Entire skate 
nickel-plated. Each 



No. DH 

narrow toe plate. Sizes,8 toll inches. Pair,$3.00 || pair in paper box. Sizea*9ito 12 inches. Pair,$ 1 .50 
No. EHL. Ladies'. Same as No. EH, but with small heel plate and narrow toe plate. Sizes, 
8 to 10£ inches. Per pair, $ 1 .50 



Peck & Snyder's "Special Ladies'" Hockey Skate 




=dct 



No. CHLS. Made with key clamp fasten- 
ing in front and best quality leather heel 
strap. Flat runners of highly tempered 
and hardened three-ply welded steel. Each 
pair in paper box. Sizes, 8 to 10i 
inches. . . . Per pair, $3.00 



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SWeTHESTOLDING 




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Edmund Lamy, 
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World's Records. 



THE 



SPALDING 
TUBULAR 
STEEL 
RACING 
SKATE 

USED BY THE CHAMPION 

SPEED SKATERS 
IN ALL THEIR RACES 




The Spalding Tubular Steel Racing Skate. Per pair, $6.00 



Some Good Points About The 
Spalding Tubular Steel Racing Skate 




Full directions lor attaching 
enclosed with each pair ol skates 



Very light weight, all tubular steel construction. 
Every joint well reinforced, making it the strongest 
racing skate manufactured. Blades made of chrome 
nickel steel, hardened and drawn, tapered from 1-16 
inch at the toe, to 1-32 inch at the heel. Toe and 
heel plates are made of the best, partly hardened 
steel, left full size, so that they can be cut to fit shoe. 



Furnished in two lengths of blades, 14| 
and 15+ inches. Foot plates arranged to 
.fit small, medium or large size shoes. 
Specify size of shoe worn when ordering, 
also length of blade required. These 
skates are built for use with light racing 
shoes. Our guarantee will not cover if 
heavy hockey or skating shoes are used. 



Spalding's Athletic Library 
No. 209 

"How to Become a Skater" 

Contains directions for speed 
and fancy skating, illustrated 
with diagrams and pictures 
of prominent skaters. 
Price 10 cents. 



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Peck & Sn yder's 
Ice Skates 





reck & Snyder's 
"CHAMPIONSHIP" 
RACING AND SPEED SKATE 




YOU don't have to take anything for 
granted when you purchase a pair of 
Peck & Sny der ' s ice skates. Their re- 
putation has been gained after a career 
of over forty years, and it is not a thing of 
simply a month or a year. Absolute honesty 
in manufacture has kept Peck & Snyder's 
Skates to the front since the first pair was 
made, and no change will be made in this 
policy while Peck & Snyder's Skates are 
continued on the market, c?^^ <s=*ss5> <s====s> 




No. G. 16 and 18 inch blades, in sizes 10, IQ'A, 11 and 1VA. All steel; tool steel ribbed 
blades, hand forged and highly tempered, ^-inch wide. Nickel-plated and polished 
throughout. Complete with straps. .... . Per pair, $2,00 

Peck & Snyder's 
WOOD TOP 
SPEED SKATE 

No. 5R. The speediest wood top racer. Beechwood top, rosewood finish, with nickel-plated 
heel, center and toe plates". Runners of welded steel, highly tempered and hardened, 
J*-inch thick, nickel - plated. Sizes, 14, 16 and 18 inch runners. Complete with 
straps Per pair, S4.00 

No. 4R. Nicely varnished beechwood top, with nickel-plated heel, center and toe plates. 
Runners of best cast steel, hardened, Js-inch thick ; bright finish. Sizes, 14, 16 and 18 
inch runners. Per pair, $3.00 





Peck & Snyder's 
WOOD TOP HOCKEY SKATE 



No. 3R. Varnished beechwood top. Runners of cast steel, ^-inch thick, 
top, 10, 11 and 12 inches. Complete with straps. . 

Q 




Lengths of wood 
Per pair, $1.75 
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Spalding's Athletic Library No. 304— "How to Play Ice Hockey." 
Written by a prominent Canadian expert. Price 10 cents. 




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Peck & Snyder's Rink Skates 

BUILT STAUNCH AND TRUE THEY NEVER FAIL 



No. 17. Rink Skate, for Fancy Skating-Button Heel 





No. 16. Full Clamp-Ribbed Runner 



Photo by Gibson Art Galleries, Chicago 

AUGUST NELSON 

Champion Western Fancy Skater 
on Peck &. Snyder's Rink Skates 



Rink Skate, for Fancy Skating-Button Heel 

The runners of these skates are absolutely the hardest made and have 
carved bottoms, as adopted by the leading skating clubs of this country 

No. 17. Highly polished, nickel-plated and buffed, heel buttons; finest 
three-ply welded steel ribbed runners, extremely well tempered and 
concaved. Specially designed for fancy skating. Sizes 9% to 12 
inches Per pair, $0.00 



No. 18. Canadian Pattern-Ribbed Runner 



Full Clamp Rink Skates 

No. I 6. Full clamp fastenings, highly tempered 
and concaved, three-ply welded steel ribbed 
runners. All parts heavily nickel-plated and 
highly polished. Specially designed for fancy 
skating. Sizes 9% to 12 inches. Pair, $5.00 
No. I 6L. Ladies'. Same as No. 16, but with 
small heel plate and narrow toe plate. Sizes 
8 to 10% inches. . . Per pair, $5.00 
No. I 8. Foot plates same as on our Canadian 
pattern hockey skates; highly polished, nickel- 
plated and buffed throughout. Three-ply weld : 
ed steel ribbed runners, well tempered and 
concaved. Sizes 9% to 12 in. Pair, $5.00 
No. I 8L. Ladies'. Same as No. 18, but with small heel plate and narrow toe plate. Sizes 8 to 

10% inches Per pair, $5.00 

No. 1 5. Nickel-plated throughout, full clamp fastenings, runners of welded steel, hardened and 

tempered. "Sizes 9% to 12 inches Per pair, $3. OO 

No. I 5L. Ladies'. Same as No. 15, but with small heel plate and narrow toe plate. Sizes 8 to 

10% inches. . Per pair, $3.00 

No. I 4. Nickel-plated, full clamp fastenings, runners of cast steel, hardened beveled edges.** Sizes 
9£ to 12 inches Per pair, $ I .BO 





No. 15. Full Clamp-Plain Runner 




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Peck & Snyder's Ladies' Ice Skates 

The Special styles of Ladies' Skates which have been made by Peck 
& Snyder for over forty years past are even more popular to-day than 
they were a generation ago. They are graceful in form, have a 
special finish, and in all other respects are what they are intended to be — 

PERFECT ICE SKATES FOR LADIES 




No. 4-OL. Welded steel runners, tempered, 
nickel-plated throughout; russet straps. Each 
pair in paper box. Sizes 8 to 11 inches. 

Per pair, S3. 00 




No. I L. Best cast steel runners, hardened. 
All parts nickel-plated; russet leather straps. 
In paper box. Sizes, 8 to 11 inches. Pr.,$2.25 




No. OOL. Nickel-plated. Runners and 
other parts of best steel, . nicely finished; 
russet straps. Sizes, 8 to 11 inches. Each 
pair in paper box. . Per pair, $ 1 .60 
No. OL. Bright finish. Paper wrapped. 1 .25 




No. I 9. Made with steel runners and foot 
plates; russet leather straps. Each pair paper 
wrapped. Sizes, 8 to 11 inches. Pair, 90c. 



Spalding's Athletic Library No. 209— "How to Become a Skater." 
Fancy and Speed Skating. Illustrated with diagrams. 10 cents. 



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Peck & Snyder's lee Skates 



Remember, every Club Skate in 
use to-day is a direct copy from 
the original Peck & Snyder Skate 
invented over forty years ago. 
The boys who first wore Peck & 
Snyder's Skates grew out of them 
and passed them on to their sons, 
felt the same confidence in their 
quality as you do to-day, and with 
the same reason. You cannot 
take quality and reputation away 
from a reliable manufacturer. 
These stay by him long after 
patents expire. 




No. 4-0. Welded tool steel runners, hardened and tempered, nickel- 
plated throughout. Each pair in paper box. Sizes, 8 to 12 in. Pr.,$2.50 
No. I . Runners of best cast steel, hardened and nickel-plated 
throughout. Each pair in paper box. Sizes, 8 to 12 in. Pair, $ 1 .50 
No. OO. Runners of best cold rolled steel. Entire skate full nickel- 
plated. Each pair in paper box. Sizes, 8 to 12 in. . Pair, $ I .OO 
No. O. Runners of best cold rolled steel. Entire skate bright finish. 
Each pair paper wrapped. Sizes, 8 to 12 in. . . Pair, 75c. 

Double Runner Sled Skates 

No. DR. By using these skates it is 
possible to take a child.on.the ice with- 
out fear of injury. The runners are so 
wide apart that any child can stand on 
them easily. They are adjustable from 
6, to 9% in. and furnished with straps 
complete. Each pair in paper box. 60c . 





SCALE OF SIZES ON SKATES 

The following will show the relative 
sizes ol shoes and skates 


Size of 
Shoes 


Length of 
Skates 


11, 11% 


8 inches 


12, 12%, 13 


6% inches 


1, 1%, 2 


9 inches 


2%, 3 


9% inches 


3%. 4, 4% 


1 inches 


5, 5%, 6 


10% inches 


6%, 7, 7%, $ 


1 1 inches 


8%, 9, 9%' 


11% inches 


10, 10%, 11 


12 inches 



Spalding's Athletic Library No. 304—" How to Play Ice Hockey/ 
Written by a prominent Canadian expert. Price 10 cents. 




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SPALDING 



SKATING SHOES 



Spalding " Special" Skating Shoe Spalding "Expert" Racing Shoe 




No. 336. Best quality calfskin. 
Laces extra low at toe. Specially 
reinforced inside, obviating neces- 
sity for strap on shoe itself, but 
giving support where most re- 
quired ; full heel , leather lined 
tongue. Per pair. S5.00 



Spalding Skating Shoe 




No. 332. Made of good quality 
calfskin, machine sewed. Has strap 
support over ankle outside, full 
heel. A substantial shoe in every 
detail • _ . Per pair, S3, 60 





No. 337 Fine quality material 
throughout and extremely light in 
weight; reinforced inside over 
ankles; leather very soft and easy; 
lacing extremely far down i very 
light sole. Per pair. §5,00 



Spalding Racing 1 toe 




No. 338. A racing shoe at a 
moderate price. Made after the 
design of our higher priced shoes, 
only differing in quality of material 
and construction. Lightweight, and 
substantially made. Pair, $3.60 



Spalding 
Ladies' Skating Shoes 

These shoes are builtas an athletic 
shoe should be, and the principles 
entering into their construction 
are the same as those which have 
made our men's skating shoes so 
popular. They will be found ab- 
solutely first-class in material, 
workmanship and design, are trim 
and neat in appearance and wUJ 
give excellent satisfaction. 




No. 3 5 O . Ladies' Skating Shoe* 
Fine quality leather, nice and pli- 
able. Reinforced with Webbing 
inside to give support over ankle 
and at top; lacing extremely far 
down; full heel; neat toe, medium 
broad; good oak sole. Pair,S6.00 




No. 330. Ladies' Skating Shoe. 
Good quality, black leather. Full 
heel, laces down to toe, and haa 
supporting strap-and-buckle over 
ankle. per pair, 83. 60 



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Spalding "Highest Quality" Sweaters f 

We- allow four inches for stretch in all 
our sweaters, and sizes are marked 
accordingly. It is suggested, however, 
that for very heavy men a size about two 
inches larger than coat measurement 
be ordered to insure a comfortable fit. 

WORSTED SWEATERS. Made of 
special quality wool, and ex- 
ceedingly soft and pleasant to 
wear. They are full fashioned to body 
and arms and put together by hand, not 
simply stitched up pn a machine as are 
the majority of garments sold as regu- 
lar made goods. The various grades 
in our "Highest Quality" Sweaters are 
identical in quality and finish, the dif- 
ference in price being due entirely to 
variations in weight. Our No. AA 
Sweaters are considerably heavier than 
the heaviest sweaters ever knitted and 
cannot be furnished by any other 
maker, as we have exclusive control 
of this special weight. 

No. AA. The proper style for use after heavy exercise, inducing 
copious perspiration for reducing weight or getting into condition for 
athletic contests. Particularly suitable for Foot Ball and Skating. 
Heaviest sweater made. . . Each, $8.00 it $84.00 Doz. 




Colors: White, Navy Blue, 
Black, Gray, Maroon and 
Cardinal. Other colors to order. 
Prices on application. All made 
with 9-inch collars , sizes 28 to 
U4 inches. 



No. A. "Intercollegiate," special weight. 
No. B. Heavy weight. 

Each, $5.00 ★ $54.00 Doz* 

Spalding Shaker Sweater 

We introduced this wool' sweater to fill a 
demand for as heavy a weight as our 
"Highest Quality" grade, but at a lower 
price, and after much experimenting, we 
are in a position to offer it in the fol- 
lowing colors only . Black, Navy Blue, 
Maroon, Gray or White. Sizes 30 to 44 
inches. 

No. 3. Standard weight, slightly lighter 
than No. B. , . Each, $3.60 



6.00 * 60.00 Doz, 





Spalding Combined Knitted Muffler 
and Chest Protector 

No. M. Made of special weight, 
highest quality worsted in solid colors. 
Gray, Black, Navy and Cardinal, to 
match our sweaters, 
Each, $I.OO 



SPECIAL NOTICE— We will famish any ol the above solid color sweaters with one color body and 
another color (not striped ) collar and coifs in stock colors only at no extra charge. 



SPALDING 

WINTER SPORTS 

SWEATER 




H 

mm 



No. WJ 

No. WJ. Most satisfactory and 
comfortable style for all winter 
sports ; also useful for training 
purposes, reducing weight, tramp- 
ing during cold weather, golfing, 
shooting, tobogganing, showshoe- 
ing; in fact, for every purpose 
where a garment is required to give 
protection from cold or inclement 
weather. Made with a high collar 
that may be turned down, changing 
it into the neatest form of a button* 
front sweater. Gray only ; in highest 
quality special heavy weight wors- 
ted. Size, 28 to 44 in. Each, 87. 50 




IVe. WJ with collar turned down 

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our sweaters, and sizes are marked accordingly. It is suggested, however, that 
for very heavy men a size about two inches larger than coat measurement be 
ordered to insure a comfortable fit. 




No. VG. Showing special trim mad edg- 
ing and cuffs supplied, If desired, on 
Jacket sweaters at no extra charge. 



BUTTON FRONT 

No.VG. Best quality worsted, 
heavy weight, pearl buttons. 
Made in Gray, White and Dark 
Brown Mixture onlv. 

Each, $6.00 +$60.00 Doz. 
No. DJ. Fine worsted, standard 
weight, pearl buttons, fine knit 
edging. Made in Gray, White 
and Sage Gray only. 

Each, 85.00 +$5U.00Doz. 
No. 3J. Standard weight wool, 
shaker knit, pearl buttons. In 
Gray or White onlv. 

Each, $4.50*^5.00 Doz. 

WITH POCKETS 

No. VGP. Best quality wors- 
ted, heavy weight, pearl but- 
ton's. Made up in Gray or White only. 

and a particularly convenient and popular style for golf players. 

Each, S6.30* $75.00 Doz. 




No. VGP 

With pocket on either side 





Spalding 
Vest Collar Sweaters 

No. BG. Best quality worsted, good 
weight. Gray or White only, with ex- 
treme open or low neck. 

Each, S6.50 * $57.00 Doz. 

Boys' Jacket Sweater 

No. 3JB. This is an all wool jacket 
sweater, with pearl buttons; fur- 
nished in Gray only, and sizes from 
30 to 36 inches chest measurement. 
Each, $3.00 +$33.00Doz. 
SPECIAL NOTICE— We will famish any of the above solid color sweaters with one color 
body and another color (not striped) collar and enffs in stock colors only at no extra 
charge. This does not apply to. the No. 3JB Boys* Sweater. 



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Following sizes carried in stock regu- 
larly in all qualities: 28 to U inch chest 
Other sizes at an advanced price. We 
allow two inches for stretch in all our 
Jerseys, and sizes are marked accordingly. It is suggested, however, that for very heavy men a size about 
two inches larger than coat measurement be ordered to insure a comfortable fit. Any other combinations 
of colors or different width trimming or stripe to order only and at an advanced price. Quotations 
- — - — — on application. " " ' 




Nos. 10C and 12C 



The Spalding Coat Jerseys are made of the 
same worsted yarn from which we manu- 
facture our better grade Jerseys, Nos. 10P 
and 12P, and no pains have been spared to 
turn them out in a well made and attractive 
manner. Colors: Solid Gray; Gray trimmed 
Navy; Gray trimmed Cardinal ; Gray 

trimmed Dark Green. Pearl Buttons. 
No. IOC. Same grade as our" No. 10P.- 
Each, $3.50 * $36.00 Doz. 
Same grade as 'our No. 12P. 
Each, S3. 00 * $30.00 Doz. 
Pockets, otherwise same a9 
Each, $4.00 * $42.00 Doz. 



No. I2C. 

No. IOCP. 

No. IOC. 






Nos~.10PX.and 12PX. 



Spalding Striped and V-neck Jerseys 

No. I OPW. Good quality worsted, same grade as No. 10P. Solid color 
sleeves, 6-inch stripe around body. Colors: Black and Orange ; Navy 
and White; Black and Red; Gray and Cardinal; Royal Blue apd White; 
Columbia Blue and White; Scarlet and White; Navy, and Cardinal; 
Maroon and White. Second color mentioned is for body stripe. 

Each, $3.25 ★ $33.00 Doz. 

No. 1 2PW. Worsted, with solid color sleeves and 6-in. stripe around 
body. Colors, same as No. 10PW. « Each, $2.75 * $30.00 Doz. 

No. IOPX. Good quality worsted, fashioned; solid color body, with 
alternate striped sleeves, usually two 
inches of same color as body, with narrow 
stripe of any desired color. Colors same as 
No. 10PW. Each, $3.25 * $33.00 Doz. 

No. I2PV. Worsted, solid colors, has 
V-neck instead of full collar as on regular 
jerseys. Colors: Navy Blue, Black, Ma- 
roonandGray. Ea..,$2.7G it $30.00 Doz. 

No. I 2PX. Worsted, solid color body, with 
alternate striped sleeves. Same arrange- 
ment and assortment of colors as No. 
10PW. Each, $2.75 * $30,00 Doz. 



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Following sizes carried in stock regularly in all dualities : 
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= 

We allow two inches for stretch in all our 
Jerseys, and sizes are marked accordingly. 
It is suggested, how ever, that for very heavy 
men a size about two inches larger than coat 
measurement be ordered to insure a com- 
fortable fit. 

No. IP. Full regular made; that 
is, fashioned or knit to exact shape 
on the machine and then put to- 
gether by hand, altogether different 
from cutting them out of a piece of 
material and sewing them on a ma- 
chine as are the majority of gar- 
ments known as Jerseys. Special 
quality worsted. Solid colors: Navy 
Blue, Black, Maroon and Gray. 

Each, $4.00 ^ $42.00 Doz. 
No. 10P. Solid colors, worsted, 
fashioned. Colors : Navy Blue, 
Black, Maroon and Gray. 

Each, $3.00 ^ $30.00 Doz. 
Worsted; colors as No iP. . Each, $2.50 ^ $25.20 Doz. 
Boys' Jersey. Worsted. Furnished in sizes 26 to 36 inches 




Nos. IP, 10P, 12P 



No. 12P. 
No. 12XB. 

chest measurement only. Colors: Black, Navy Blue, Gray or Maroon; 

no special orders Each, $2.00 ^ $21.00 Doz. 

No. 6. Cotton, good quality, fashioned, roll collar, full length sleeves. 
Colors: Black, Navy Blue, Gray and Maroon only. . Each, $1.00 
No. 6X. Cotton, same as No. 6, but with striped sleeves in following 
combinations only: Navy with white or red stripe ; Black with Orange 
or Red stripe; Maroon with White stripe. . . . Each, $1.25 

Special Notice— We will furnish any of the above solid color Jerseys, except Nos. 6 and 
6X t with one color body and another color {not striped) collar and cuffs in stock colors 
only at no extra charge. 

Woven Letters, Numerals or Designs.— We weave into our best grade Jerseys No. IP, 
Letters, Numerals and Designs in special colors as desired. Prices quoted on application. 
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The Spalding Improved 
Patent Ankle Supporter 




Patented July 14, 1908-No. 892,064 



Improved on original Hackey patent 
of which A. G. Spalding & Bros, were 
the sole licensees jj 

-o f, ^ 



There is no seam in the back of 
any of our ankle supporters. 
Nothing in their construction 
to chafe the foot, and they are 
shaped specially to fit back of 
foot snugly over heel. This is 

a patented feature. 
Worn over or under stocking 
and support the ankle admir- 
ably, while not interfering in 
any way with free movements. 
Relieve pain immediately and 
cure a sprain in a remarkably 
short time. In ordering, give 
size of shoe worn 
No. H. Soft tanned leather, best quality. . Pair, $ I .OO 
No. SH. Good quality sheepskin, well made. " .50 
No. CH. Black duck, lined and bound. . " .25 



Knee Cap Bandage 

In ordering, give circumference below 
knee, at knee and just above knee, and 
state if light or strong pressure is desired. 
No. 4. Cotton thread. Each, $1.5 O 
No. 4A. Silk thread. . " 2.00 

Elbow Bandage 

In ordering, give circum- 
ference above and below 
elbow, and state if for 

light or strong pressure. EACH 

No. 2 . Cotton thread .81.50, 
No. 2 A. Silk thread. 2.00 | 





Spalding Wrist Bandage 




Give circumference around 
smallest part of wrist, and state 
whether for light or strong 
pressure. each 
No. 6. Cotton thread. 8 .7 5 
No. 6 A. Silk thread. I .OO 




Ankle Bandage! 

In ordering, . 
circumference 
around 
ankle 
and 
over 

instep ; state if light or strong 
pressure is desired. each 
No.5. Cotton thread. $ 1 .50 
No. 5A. Silk thread. 2.00 



Spalding Shoulder Gap Bandage 

In ordering, 
give circumfer- 
ence around 
arm and chest. 
Mention for 
which shoulder 
required. 



No. I. 
Cotton 
thread. 
Each, 
$4,00 

, 6.50 




Composed of threads of rubber com- 
pletely covered. Light, porous and 
easily applied. The pressure can be ap- 
plied wherever necessary, following all 
depressions or swellings withholding 
and unvarying uniformity. Quickly se- 
cured by inserting end under last fold. 
No. 30. Width 3 inches, 5 yards 
long (stretched). . Each, $ I .OO 
No. 25. Width 2% inches, 5 yards 
long (stretched). . Each, 75c. 

Spalding Elastic Belt 




Our elastic foot ball belt stretches with 
the length of body and may be attached 
to jacket and pants, thus forming one 
continuous suit. By closely fitting the 
body, the opposing player has less 
chance of tackling. Allows perfect 

freedom in all positions. 
No. I. Width 6 inch. Each, 81. SO 
This style belt is used in our No.VTJ 
Union Foot Ball Suit 



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Boston 

Syracuse 
Buffalo 



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Pittsburg 
Baltimore 



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New Orleans 



Montreal. Canada 



London. Edinburgh, Sydney, 
England S cotland | Australi a 



Chicago 
Cincinnati 
Cleveland 
Columbus 



St. Louis 
Kansas City 
Denver 
Detroit 



San Francisco 
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Minneapolis 
St. Paul 



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Sandow's Patent 




- S?5T Dumb Bells 



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SOLE AMERICAN and CANADIAN LICENSEES 



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N ENTIRE SYSTEM of Physical Culture is em- 
braced within the exercises possible with these 
wonderful dumb bells. 

The bells are made in two halves connected 
by steel springs, the effort necessary in gripping com- 
pelling the pupil to continually devote his whole mind to 
each movement. This concentration of will power on each 
muscle involved is what is responsible for the great results 
obtained through properly exercising with them. * 



Sandow's Patent Spring Grip Dumb Bells 

No. 6. MEN'S. Nickel-plated; fitted with seven steel 
springs, ... .Per pair, $3.00 

No. 4. LAMES'. Nickel-plated ; fitted with five steel 

springs, ...... Per pair, $2.50 

No. 2. BOYS'. Nickel-plated ; fitted with four steel 

springs* . . Per pair, $2.00 

We include With each pair of Sandow Dumb Bells a 
chart of exercises by Sandow and fall instructions 
for using, Also a piece of selvyt cloth for keeping 
dumb bells in good condition. 




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Chicago 
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Cleveland 
Columbus 



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Kansas City 
Denver 
Detroit 



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Minneapolis 
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SPALDING'S ATHLETIC LIBRARY 
GROUP XII. No. 331. 



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Schoolyard 
Athletics 

By J. E. SULLIVAN 

President Amateur Athletic Union; 
Member Board of Education Greater New York. 



Croup XII. No 331 Price 10 cents 

Schoolyard iajf 
Athletics r 




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letics that has developed 
in the public schools 
within recent years has led to 
the compilation of this book 
with a view to the systemiza- 
tion of the various events that form the distinctively 
athletic feature of school recreation. With its aid any 
teacher should be able to conduct a successful meet, while 
the directions given for becoming expert in the various 
lines will appeal to the pupil. Some of the leading 
athletes have contributed chapters on their specialties: 
Ray Ewry, holder of the world's high jump record, tells 
how to practice for that event; Harry Hillman, holder of 
the^ hurdle and three-legged records, gives hints on hurdle 
racing and three-legged racing; Martin Sheridan, all- 
around champion of America, gives directions for putting 
the shot; Harry F. Porter, high jump expert, describes 
how to become proficient in that event. The book is 
illustrated with photos taken especially for it in public 
schoolyards. PRICE 10 CENTS 



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addressed to A. \I. Dll\L,iJllJ\J OC J>JVUt)» cities will receive attention. 


New York 
Boston 

Syracuse 
Buffalo 


Philadelphia! Washington 
Pittsburg Atlanta 
Baltimore (New Orleans 
Montreal, Canada 


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Chicago 
Cincinnati 
Cleveland 
Columbus 


St. Louis 
Kansas City 
Denver 
Detroit 


San Francisco 

Seattle 
Minneapolis 
St. Paul 


T 


London, [Edinburgh, 1 Sydney, 
England j Scotland [ Australia T 




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?kec 


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A. Q. SPALDING & BROS. 

in any of the following cities will receive attention 
For street numbers see inside front cover of this book 



Edinburgh 
Scotland 



New York 
Buffalo 
Syracuse 



Boston 
Pittsburg 
Cleveland 



Philadelphia 
Washington 
Baltimore 



Chicago 
Detroit 
Atlanta 



St. Louis 
Denver 
Seattle 



Cincinnati 
Kansas City 
Minneapolis 



San Francisco 
New Orleans 
Montrcal,Can. 



trice* in effect January 6. 1909, Subject to change without notice 



substitute THE SPALDING < 



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GUARANTEES 
QUALITY 



uurand-Meeii 
Lockers 





Wooden lockers are objectionable* 

because they attract vermin, absorb odors, 
can be easily broken into, and are dangerous 
on account of fire. 

Lockers made from wire mesh dr 
expanded metal afford little secur* 
ity, as they can be easily entered with wire cut* 
ters. Clothes placed in them become covered! 
with dust, and the lockers themselves present 
a poor appearance, resembling animal cages 
Durand-Steel Lockers are made of finest 
grade furniture steel and are finished with 
gloss black, furnace-baked japan (400°), comparable 
to that used on hospital ware, which will never flake 




off nor require refinishing, as do paints and enamels. 




Som© ot tTid 6,6 Durand-Steel Lockers Installed In the 
Public Gymnasiums of Chicago. I2'x I5'x42 i , Double Tier. 

Durand-Steel Lockers are usually built with 
doors perforated full length in panel design with sides 
and backs solid. This prevents clothes in one locker 
from coming in contact with wet garments 
in adjoining lockers, while plenty of venti- 
lation is secured by having the door perfo- 
rated its entire length, but, if the purchaser 
prefers, we perforate the backs also. v 

The cost of Dnrand-Steel Lockers 
is no more than that of first-class 
Wooden lockers, and they last as long 
as the building, are sanitary, secure, and, 
in addition, are fire-proof. 

The following Standard Sizes are 
those most commonly used: 



DOUBLE TIER 

12 x 12 x 36 Inch 
15 x 15 x 36 Inch 
12 x 12 % 42 Inch 
I5x 15 x 42 Inch 



SINGLE TIER 
12 x 12 x 60 Inch 
15 x 15x60 Inch 
12 x 12 x 72 Inch 
18 x (5 s 72 Inch 



8U looters in Double Tie* 



Three Lockers In Single Tier 



Special Sizes made to order. 

We are handling lockers as a special cojf- 
^tract business, and shipment will in every 
case be made direct from the factory in 
Chicago. If you will let us know the num- 
ber of lockers, size and arrangement, we 
Shall be glad to take up, through corre- 
spondence, the matter of prices. 



Communications t a 
addressed to 



New York 
Syracuse 
Buffalo 
ntUbnrg 



Boston 
Philadelphia 
Baltlraort 



Washington 

Atlanta 
Niw Orlcaai 



G. SPALDING & BROS. 

For street number* see inside 
front cover of this book 



in any of the following 
cities will receive attention* 



Li? 



London 
England 



Edinburgh 
Scotland 



Montreal 
Canada 



Chicago 
Cincinnati 
CKvtliad 



St. Lonis 
Detroit 
Denver 



rVwi in tffect January 5. 1909. Subjtct to chang$ vAthout_notic4^ 



San Francisco 
Kansas City 
HilnaeapoUi 
Seattle 



THE following index from Spalding's latest Catalogues 
will give an idea of the great variety of Athletic 
Goods manufactured by A. G. Spalding & Bros. 



Ankle Brace, Skate 

Archery 
Ash Bars 
Athletic Library 
Attachments, Chest Weight 

Bags, Bathing Suit 

Bags, Caddy 

Bags, Cricket 

Bags, Uniform 

Balls, Base 

Balls, Basket 

Ball Cleaner, Golf 

Balls, Cricket 

Balls, Golf 

Balls, Playground 

Balls, Squash 

Balls, Tennis 

Bandages, -Elastic 

Bar Bells 

Bar Stalls 

Bars, Parallel 

Bases, Base Ball 

Bases, Indoor 

Basket Ball Wear 

Bathing Suits 

Bats, Base Ball 

Bats, Cricket 

Bats, Indoor 

Batting Cage, Base Ball 

Belts 

Bladders, Basket Ball 
Bladders, Foot Ball 
Bladders, Striking Bags 
Blades, Fencing 
Blouses, Umpire 
Boxing Gloves 

Caddy Badges 
Caps, Base Ball 
Caps, University 
Caps, Skull 
Center Forks, Iron 
Center Straps, Canvas 
Chest Weights 
Coats, Base Ball 
Collars, Swimming 
Combination Uniforms 
Corks, Running 
Cricket Goods 
Croquet Goods 
Cross Bars 

xJiscus, Olympic 
Discs, Marking 
Discs, Rubber Golf 
Disks, Striking Bag 
Dumb Bells 

Emblems 
Equestrian Poto 
Exerciser, Home 
Exhibition Clubs 

Fencing Sticks 
Field Hockey 
Finger Protection 
Flags, College 
Flags, Marking 
Foils, Fencing 
Foot Balls, Association 
Foot Balls, Rugby 
~ "I Goal Nets 
— I Timer 
Foul FJ»g» 



Gloves, Base B*jj 

Gloves, Cricket 

Gloves, Fencing 

Gloves, Golf 

Gloves, Handball 

Gloves. Hockey 

Glove Softener 

Goals, Basket Ball 

Goal Cage, Polo 

Goals, Foot Ball 

Goals, Hockey 

Golf Clubs 

Golf Counters 

Golfette 

Grips, Athletic 

Grips, Golf 

Guy Ropes and Pegs 

Gymnasium, Home 

Gymnasium Board, Home 

Hammers, Athletic 
Handballs s 
Handle Cover, Rubber 
Hangers for Indian Clubs 
Hats, University 
Head Harness 
Health Pull 
Hob Nails 
Hockey Slicks 
Hole Cutter, Golf 
Hole Rim, Golf 
Horizontal Bars 
Hurdles, Safety 

Indoor Base Ball 
Indian Clubs 
Infiaters, Foot Ball 
Infiaters, Striking Bag 
Jackets, Fencing 
Jackets, Foot Ball 
Jackets, Swimming 
Jerseys 

Knee Protectors 
Knickerbockers, Foot Ball 
Lace, Foot Ball 
Lanes for Sprint3 
Lawn Bowls 
Leg Guards, Cricket 
Leg Guards, Foot Ball 
Leg Guards, Hockey 
Leg Guards, Polo 
Letters, Embroidered 
Letters, Woven 
Lockers, Durand-Steel 
Mallet, Cricket 
Markers, Tennis 
Masks, Base Ball 
Masks, Fencing 
Masks, Nose 
Masseur, Abdominal 
Mattresses 
Medicine Balls 
Megaphones 
Mitts, Base Ball 
Mitts, Handball 
Mitts, Striking Bag 
Mocassins 

Mouthpiece, Foot Ball 
Needle, Lacing 
Nets, Tennis 
Net, Volley Ball 
■Numbers, Competitors 



Pad, Chamois, Fencing 

Pads, Foot Ball 

Paint, Golf 

Pants, Base Ball 

Pants, Basket Ball 

Pants, Beys' Knee 

Pants, Foot Ball 

Pants, Hockey 

Pants, Roller Polo 

Pants, Running 

Pistol, Starter's 

Plastrons, Fencing 

Plates, Base Ball Shoe 

Plates, Home 

Plates, Marking 

Plates, Pitchers' Box 

Plates, Teeing 

Platforms, Striking Bag 

Poles, Ski 

Poles, Vaulting 

Polo, Roller, Goods 

Protector, Abdomen 

Protector, Elbow 

Protector, Polo 

Protection for Running Shoes 

Pucks, Hockey 

Push Ball 

Pushers, Chamois 

Puttees, Golf 

Quantity Prices 
Quoits 

Racket Covers 
Rackets, Lawn Tennis 
Racket Presses 
Rackets Restrung 
Rapiers 

Reels for Tennis Posts 
Referees' Horns 
Referees' Whistle 
Rings, Exercising 
Rings, Swinging 
Rowing Machines 
Roque 

Scabbards for Skates 
Score Board, Golf 
Score Books', Base Ball 
Score Books, Basket Ball 
Score Books, Cricket 
Score Books, GolL 
Score Books, Tennis 
Scoring Tablets, Base Ball 
Seven-Foot Circle 
Shin Guards, Association 
Shin Guards, Rugby 
Sbra^Guards, Hockey 
ShinGuards, Polo 
Shirts, Base Ball 
Shirts, Basket Ball 
Shirts, Sleeveless 
Shoes, Base Ball 
Shoes, Basket Ball 
Shoes, Bowling 
Shoes, Cross Country 
Shoes, Cricket 
Shoes, Fencing , 
Shoes, Foot Ball, Association 
Shoes, Foot Ball, Rugby 
Shoes, Golf 
Shoes, Gymnasium 
Shoes, Jumping 
Shoes, Running 



Shoes, Skating 
Shoes, Squash 
Shoes, Tennis 
Shot, Indoor 
Shot, Massage 
Skate Bags 
Skates, Hockey 
Skate Holders 
Skates-, Ice 
Skates, Racing 
Skates, Rink, Ice 
Skate Rollers 
Skates, Roller 
Skates, Tubular 
Skate Straps 
Skis 

Sleeve Bands, College 
Slippers, Bathing 
Snow Shoes 
Squash Goods 
Standards, Vaulting 
Standards, Volley Ball 
Starters' Pistol 
Steel Cable 
Sticks, Polo 
Stockings 
Stop Boards 
Striking Bags 
Studs, Goli 
Stumps and Bails 
Suits, Union, Foot Ball 
Supporters 
Supporters, Ankle 
Supporters, Wrist 
Suspensories 
Sweaters 
Swimming Suits 
Swivel Striking Bags 
Swords, Fencing 
Swords, Duelling 
Tackling Machine 
Take off Board 
Tapes, Adhesive 
Tapes, Marking 
Tapes, Measuring 
Tees, Golf 
Tennis Posts 
Tether Tennis 
Tights 
Toboggans 
Toboggan Cushions 
Toboggan Toe Caps 
Toe Boards 
Toques 

Trapeze, Adjustable 
Trapeze, Single 
Trousers, Y. M. C. A. 
Trunks, Bathing 
Trunks, Velvet 
Trunks, Worsted 
Umpire Indicator 
Uniforms, Base Ball 
Varnish for Gut 
Volley Balls 
Water Polo Ball 
Wands, Calisthenic 
Watches, Stop 
Water Wings 
Weights, 56-lb. 
Whistles, Referees 
Whitely Exerciser 
Wrist Machine 



Standard Policy 



A Standard Quality must be inseparably linked to a Standard Policy. 

Without a definite and Standard Mercantile Policy, it is impossible for a manufacturer to long 
maintain a Standard Quality. 

To market his goods through the jobber, a manufacturer must provide a profit for the jobber as 
well as the retail dealer. To meet these conditions of Dual Profits, the manufacturer is obliged to 
set a proportionately high list price on his goods to the consumer. 

To enable the glib salesman, when booking his orders, to figure out attractive profits to both the 
jobber and retailer, these high list prices are absolutely essential; but their real purpose will have been 
served when the manufacturer has secured his order from the jobber, and the jobber has secured his 
order from the retailer. 

However, these deceptive high list prices are not fair to the consumer, who does not, and, in 
reality, is not ever expected to pay these fancy list prices. 

When the season opens for the sale of such goods, with their misleading but alluring high list 
prices, the retailer begins to realize his responsibilities, and grapples with the situation as best he 
can, by offering "special discounts," whieh vary with local trade conditions. 

Under this system of merchandising, the profits to both the manufacturer and the jobber are 
assured; but as there is no stability maintained in the prices to the consumer, the keen competition 
amongst the local dealers invariably leads to a demoralized cutting of prices by which the profits of 
the retailer are practically eliminated. 

This demoralization always reacts on the manufacturer. -The jobber insists on lower, and still 
lower, prices. The manufacturer, in his turn, meets this demand for the lowering of prices by the 
only way open to him, viz. : the cheapening and degrading of the quality of his product. 

The foregoing conditions became so intolerable that, ten years ago, in 1899, A. G. Spalding 
& Bros, determined to rectify this demoralization in the Athletic Goods Trade, and inaugurated what 
has since become known as "The Spalding Policy." 

The " Spalding Policy " eliminates the jobber entirely, so far as Spalding Goods are concerned, 
and the retail dealer secures his supply of Spalding Athletic Goods direct from the manufacturer 
under a restricted retail price arrangement by which the retail dealer is assured a fair, legitimate and 
certain profit on all Spalding Athletic Goods, and the consumer is assured a Standard Quality and is 
protected from imposition. 

The "Spalding Policy" is decidedly for the interest and protection of the users of Athletic Goods, 
and acts in two ways: 



First— The user is assured of genuine Official Standard Athletic Goods, and 
the same fixed prices to everybody. 

Second— As manufacturers, we can proceed with confidence in purchasing at 
the proper time, the very best raw materials required in the manufacture 
of our various goods, well ahead of their respective seasons, and this enables 
us to provide the necessary quantity and absolutely maintain the Spalding 
Standard of Quality. 



All retail dealers handling Spalding Athletic Goods are required to supply consumers at our 
regular printed catalogue prices— neither more nor less— the same prices that similar goods are sold 
for in our New York, Chicago and other stores. 

All Spalding dealers, as well as users of Spalding Athletic Goods, are treated exactly alike, and no 
special rebates or discriminations are allowed to anyone. 

Positively, nobody; not even officers, managers, salesmen or other employes of A. G. Spalding 
& Bros., or any of their relatives or personal friends, can buy Spalding Athletic Goods at a discount 
from the regular catalogue prices. 

This, briefly, is the " Spalding Policy," which has already been in successful operation for the 
past ten years, and will be indefinitely continued. 

In other words, " The Spalding Policy " is a " square deal " for everybody. 



A. G. SPALDING & BROS. 



By 




Standard duality 



An article that is universally given the appellation "Standard" is thereby 
onceded to be the Criterion, to which are compared all other things of a similar nature, 
'or instance, the Gold Dollar of the United States is the Standard unit of currency, 
ecause it must legally contain a specific proportion of pure gold, and the fact of its 
eing Genuine is guaranteed by the Government Stamp thereon. As a protection to 
he users of this currency against counterfeiting and other tricks, considerable money 
5 expended in maintaining a Secret Service Bureau of Experts. Under the law, citizen 
lanufacturers must depend to a great extent upon Trade-Marks and similar devices 
o protect themselves against counterfeit products— without the aid of "Government 
)etectives " or "Public Opinion " to assist them. 

■ y 7 l Consequently the "Consumer's Protection " against misrepresentation and "in- 
srior quality'* rests entirely upon the integrity and responsibility of the * 'Manuf acturer." 

A. G. Spalding & Bros, have, by their rigorous attention to "Quality," for thirty- 
iree years, caused their Trade-Mark to become known throughout the world as a 
uarantee of Quality as dependable in their field as the U. S. Currency is in its field. 

The necessity of upholding the guarantee of the Spalding Trade-Mark and main- 
lining the Standard Quality of their Athletic Goods, is, therefore, as obvious as is the 
ecessity of the Government in maintaining a Standard Currency. 

Thus each consumer is not only insuring himself but also protecting other con- 
lmers when he assists a Reliable Manufacturer in upholding his Trade-Mark and all 
lat it stands for. Therefore, we urge all users of our Athletic Goods to assist us in 
taintaining the Spalding Standard of Excellence, by insisting that our Trade-Mark be 
ainly stamped on all athletic goods which they buy, because without this precaution 
it best efforts towards maintaining Standard Quality and preventing fraudulent 
ibstitution will be ineffectual. 

Manufacturers of Standard Articles invariably suffer the reputation of being 
gh-priced, and this sentiment is fostered and emphasized by makers of "inferior 
)ods," with whom low prices are the main consideration. 

A manufacturer of recognized Standard Goods, with a reputation to uphold and a 
larantee to protect, must necessarily have higher prices than a manufacturer of cheap 
>ods, whose idea of and basis for a claim for Standard Quality depends principally 
)on the eloquence of the salesman. 

We know from experience that there is no quicksand more unstable than poverty 
quality— and we avoid this quicksand by Standard Quality. 





A separate book covers every Athletic Sport 
and is Official and Standard 
Price 10 cents each 




ST. LOUIS , 1904 



Spalding 




PARIS, 1900 



ATHLETIC GOODS 

ARE THE STANDARD OF THE WORLD 



A.G. Spalding ® Bros. 

MAINTAIN WHOLESALE and RETAIL STORES in the FOLLOWING CITIES: 



NEW YORK 

PHILADELPHIA 
BOSTON 

BALTIMORE 



CHICAGO 
ST. LOUIS 

KANSAS CITY 
MINNEAPOLIS 



WASHINGTON 
PITTSBURG 
BUFFALO 
SYRACUSE 



SAN FRANCISCO 
CINCINNATI 
DENVER 
DETROIT 



NEW ORLEANS CLEVELAND 
LONDON, ENGLAND ATLANTA SEATTLE 

BIRMINGHAM, ENGLAND COLUMBUS 
EDINBURGH, SCOTLAND ST. PAUL 

SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA MONTREAL/, CANADA 

Factories owned and operated by A.G.Spalding & Bros, and where all of Spaldiny 
Trade-Marked Athletic Goods are made are located in the following cities: 



NEW YORK 
BROOKLYN 



CHICAGO 
BOSTON 

Ml 



SAN FRANCISCO 
PHILADELPHIA 

wmom 



CHICOPEE, MASS. 
LONDON, ENG. 



